Overordnede kursusmål
• Provide knowledge of current and emerging technologies for
conversion of biomass to energy carriers, such as biogas,
biodiesel, bioethanol, or direct conversion to electricity and
heat.
• Present an overview of available biomass resources (wastes,
industrial and agricultural residues) and their potential to be
converted into energy and high value added products.
• Give perspectives for utilization of biomass to bioenergy
production at national and global level, and identify
sustainability indicators for the conversion technologies.
• Provide insights of the most important biotechnological and
thermochemical methods for bioenergy/biofuels production.
Læringsmål
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
- Describe the main types of biomass.
- Calculate the bioenergy potential from biomass
characteristics.
- Describe the principles of biochemical processes for production
of energy from biomass, such as biogas, biodiesel, bioethanol, and
microbial fuel cells (MFC).
- Describe the principles of the physical-chemical processes for
conversion biomass to energy, such as gasification and
combustion.
- Understand the thermodynamics and kinetics of the bioprocesses
in relation to microbial growth.
- Understand and apply simple mathematical models to simulate a
biological process.
- Apply knowledge in biotechnological and thermo-chemical
principles for designing a biorefinery concept.
- Combine and utilise the knowledge achieved during the course
for proposing new concepts/processes for biotechnological
applications.
Kursusindhold
The course combines:
• Theoretical knowledge through class lectures
• Practical knowledge through experimental laboratory activities
• A field trip to a biofuel plant to couple the theoretical
learning with industrial applications
• Learn by practicing how to formulate a “Scientific project
proposal” simulating real-case funding scenarios to consolidate the
overall knowledge obtained in the course
The specific lectures will cover the following topics:
• Overview and perspectives in biomass resources
• Overview of technologies for conversion of biomass to energy
• Biomass chemistry
• Microorganisms as biocatalysts in the biological processes
• Biogas process: principles and applications
• Bioethanol production: process technology
• Microbial electrochemistry: principles and future perspectives
• Combustion: principles and applications
• Gasification: principles and future perspectives
• Biorefineries
Bemærkninger
There might be some extra lab work outside course scheduled hours
which will be limited and agreed between teachers and students.
Sidst opdateret
04. maj, 2017
