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12136 Bioenergy Technologies

2019/2020

Kursusinformation
Bioenergy Technologies
Engelsk
10
Kandidat
Kurset udbydes som enkeltfag
F4 (tirs 13-17, fre 8-12)
Campus Lyngby
Lectures, exercises, excursion, one laboratory project and one proposal project work in groups.
13-uger
F4A
Mundtlig eksamen og bedømmelse af rapport(er)
Mundtlig eksamen og 2 skriftlige rapporter med præsentation. For at kunne gå til eksamen, er det en forudsætning at de obligatoriske opgaver er afleveret og godkendt. Due to COVID-19 we are have made the following changes: 1) We have converted the physical lectures to remote teaching (eg. Zoom, Teams). 2) Since the lab experiments could not be completed we have delivered data so the students could complete their reports. 3) We change the evaluation (exams) of the students in the following way: a. Lab projects are evaluated on basis on the reports and personal performance evaluation, without physical presentations b. The proposal projects are evaluated on reports and personal performance evaluation based on remote meetings, without physical presentations. c. Oral examination will be performed by Zoom meetings. The students will be given 25 minutes (instead of 20 min) and the students should have camera so the examiners can see the students during the examination´. With this plan we can fully accomplish all the declared learning objectives.
Uden hjælpemidler
7-trins skala , intern bedømmelse
12133
12102
Irini Angelidaki , Lyngby Campus, Bygning 115, Tlf. (+45) 4525 1429 , iria@env.dtu.dk
Yifeng Zhang , Lyngby Campus, Bygning 115, Tlf. (+45) 4525 1410 , yifz@env.dtu.dk
12 Institut for Vand og Miljøteknologi
I studieplanlæggeren
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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
21. april, 2020