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Technologies for Biomass Energy Production

Course: Technologies for Biomass Energy Production

Code: 3ФЕИТ08033

ECTS points: 6 ECTS

Number of classes per week: 3+0+0+3

Lecturer: Prof. dr. Anton Causevski, Prof. dr. Margarita Ginovska

Course Goals (acquired competencies): This course is giving advanced knowledge to the students for technologies for biomass energy production. Within this course students are getting acquainted with utilization of residual biomass for energy production: bio fuels, heat and electricity.

Course Syllabus: Energy from biomass - main resources,classification, transformation pf energy, new trends in biomass technologies.  Theoretical basics -  Thermodynamics of the processes, thermo-chemical combustion, mass and energy balance. Aerobic and anaerobic processes, types of digesters.  Advanced technologies for biomass energy conversion (combustion, gasification, pyrolysis).Techno-economical aspects for biomass energy utilization. Second generation biofuels - for cleaner production and sustainable development. Biodiesel - production , characteristics, and application. Biomass energy from urban waste. Co-generation biomass facilities for heat and electricity production.

Literature:

Required Literature

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1

Caye M. Drapcho, Ph.D. Nghiem Phu Nhuan, Ph.D. Terry H. Walker, Ph.D.

Biofuels engineering process technology

MecGrow Hill

-2008

2

Miro R. Susta, Peter Luby, INGCHEM, Dr. Sohif Bin Mat

Biomass Energy Utilization & Environment Protection - Commercial Reality and Outlook

Taylor & Francis Group

2009

Additional Literature

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1

F. Rosillo- Calle, P. de Groot, S. Hemstock

The Biomass Assesment Handbook, Biomass for Sustainable Environment

MecGrow Hill

2008008