Assessment of Bioprocess Development-Based Modeling and Simulation in a Sustainable Environment

Table 1

Process Industry vs Microorganisms.

Organization	Complexity of downstream	Scale	Byproducts	Biocatalyst	Market share biotech
Elementary chemical	Super low	Large	Small organic molecules	Enzymes/micro organic	Super low
Fine chemical	Average	Average	Small organic molecules	Enzymes/micro organic	Low
Cleansing agent	Low	Large	Enzymes	Micro organic	Average
Medical care/cosmetics	Average - high	Small – Average	Small molecules and proteins	Mammalian cells/enzymes/micro organic	Average
Conventional biopharma	Average - high	Average	Small organic molecules	Mammalian cells/micro organic	Low- average
Food and feeds	Average	Super large	Proteins and others	Enzymes/micro organic	Average
Mining metal	Low	Super large	Metal and metal compounds	Micro organic	Super low
Treatment of waste	Super large	Low	Purified water air and soil	Micro organic	High