Description:

The aim of this course is to acquaint students with promising technologies of production of alternative energy sources (biomethane, biohydrogen) and valuable substances as raw materials for production of eco-innovative materials (bioplastics, composite materials) from waste biomass like agricultural, food, industrial and biodegradable municipal wastes.

Contents:

1. MSW and waste biomass, reduce-reuse-recycle, raw material security, bioproducts, biofuels.
2. Pretreatment of wastes - grinding and milling, drying.
3. Pretreatment of wastes - chemical and hydrothermal pretreatment.
4. Biogas production technology.
5. Advanced bioethanol production technology.
6. Sustainable biodiesel and jet fuel.
7. Gasification and pyrolysis.
8. CO2-to-X conversion technologies.
9. Biorefinery.
10. Waste-2-X strategies - laboratory tour.

Seminar contents:

Calculation examples:
1. MSW and waste biomass, reduce-reuse-recycle, raw material security, bioproducts, biofuels.
2. Pretreatment of wastes - grinding and milling, drying.
3. Pretreatment of wastes - chemical and hydrothermal pretreatment.
4. Biogas production technology.
5. Advanced bioethanol production technology.
6. Sustainable biodiesel and jet fuel.
7. Gasification and pyrolysis.
8. CO2-to-X conversion technologies.
9. Biorefinery.
10. Waste-2-X strategies - laboratory tour.

Recommended literature:

1. Wyman, CH.E. Aqueous pretreatment of plant biomass for biological and chemical conversion to fuels and chemicals. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, 2013, ISBN 978-0470972021.

2. Lee, S., Shah, Y.T. Biofuels and Bioenergy: Processes and Technologies. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4200-8955-4.

3. Nang, A. Biofuels refining and performance. New York: McGraw Hill, 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-148970-6.

4. Dorowitzka, M.A., Moheimani, N.R. Algae for Biofuels and Energy. Dordrecht: Springer, 2013, ISBN 978-94-007-5478-2.

5. Pila, S.: Handbook of Bioplastics and Biocomposites Engineering Applications. Wiley-Scrivener Publishing House, Salem, 1st Edition, 2012, ISBN 978-0-470-62607-8.

6. Newton, A.C., Cantarello, E. An introduction to the greeen economy: Science, systems, sustainability. New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2014, ISBN 978-0-415-71160-9.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar