M18 Biomasse til biobrændstoffer og energi (Q1+Q2) ( efterår 2011 - 10 ECTS )
Rammer for udbud
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Uddannelsessprog:
engelsk
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Niveau:
Graduate course. Obligatory (environmental)
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Semester/kvarter:
Autumn term, 1st and 2nd Quarter
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Timer per uge:
4 hour lectures, 5 hour exercise/excursions
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Deltagerbegrænsning:
None
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Undervisningssted:
Århus
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Hovedområde:
Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet
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Udbud ID:
32184
Formål
See learning outcomes and competences.
Indhold
The course will give students a thorough knowledge of the different types of biomass that can be utilised for energy purposes and the conversion processes involved. Energy and CO
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balances for the individual biomasses and their conversion processes will also be assessed. Estimates of plant and operation economy will finally be calculated for certain processes.
Faglige forudsætninger
Course: M1 Microbiology and preferred Technical chemistry.
Underviser
Anders Peter Adamsen, E-mail
Anders.Adamsen@agrsci.dk
(AU DJF), and external lecturers
Undervisnings- og arbejdsform
Lectures, excursions, practical and theoretical experiments, written reports with oral presentation.
English
Litteratur
Brown, R.C. Biorenewable resources. Engineering new products from agriculture. Iowa State Press. Ames, Iowa, USA, Reviews and original articles.
Udbyder
Aarhus School of Engineering
Indgår i følgende studieordninger
Kandidatuddannelsen i Biosystemteknologi
Læringsmål
On completion of the course the student will be able to:
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describe typical crops and by-products that can be used for energy purposes (straw, wood, industrial waste, sewage sludge, animal manure, etc.) in terms of dry matter, ash content and the content of lipids, protein and carbohydrates and potential inhibitory compounds
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describe the effect of the chemical composition of the biomass on specific conversion processes
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describe the effect of different storage methods on the conversion process
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describe advantages and drawbacks of the different biomass products, by-products and waste products in typical conversion processes
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estimate the energy content of biomass based on information about dry matter and ash content and the content of protein, carbohydrates and fatty acids (oil)
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describe typical technologies (using unit operations) to convert biomass, industrial by-products and waste products into energy (heating, electricity and biofuels such as methane, methanol, dimethylether, ethanol, hydrogen, vegetable oils, etc.)
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account for the by-products (fibres, fodder products, chemicals, etc.) and waste products in the conversion processes and how they are disposed
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establish mass, energy and CO
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balances for specific processes
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identify the most important process parameters in specific conversion systems
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produce estimates for plant and operation economy for specific conversion processes
Bedømmelse
Two written reports and presentation of these have to be approved prior to exam. Exam is a project report of maximum 7,500 words based on a conversion technique of own choice and oral examination for 30 min. without means of aid. The report and oral exam counts equal.
Internal examiner, the Danish 7-point grade scale.
Reexamination will be arranged together with the Course Responsible.
