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Biomass and waste Conversion Technology

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    At the end of this course, students are able to: 1- identify different sources of waste and biomass and their characteristics 2- Identify different biomass- energy conversion technologies 3- Recognizes different types of bioreactors and their components 4- Understand post and pre-treatment of biomass and products 5- Perform energy and mass balance of different types of bioreactors systems 6- Design some types of bioreactors
  • Course Goals
  • Quality Education
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Responsible Consumption and Production

Requirements

Description

  • English Description

    Characterization of Waste, Types of Biomass, Biomass Properties, Pre-Treatment of Biomass, Thermo-Chemical Processes, Fast and Slow Pyrolysis, Gasification, Transesterification, Design of Gasifiers, Drying and Devolatilization, Heat and Mass Transfer across Small and Large Biomass Particles, Combustion, Chemical Kinetics, Types of Reactors, Incinerators, Bio-Chemical Conversion, Anaerobic Digestion and Fermentation, Operation of Biomass Boilers and Stoves, Use of Bio-Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines, Emissions, Cost Considerations
  • Arabic Description

    Characterization of Waste, Types of Biomass, Biomass Properties, Pre-Treatment of Biomass, Thermo-Chemical Processes, Fast and Slow Pyrolysis, Gasification, Transesterification, Design of Gasifiers, Drying and Devolatilization, Heat and Mass Transfer across Small and Large Biomass Particles, Combustion, Chemical Kinetics, Types of Reactors, Incinerators, Bio-Chemical Conversion, Anaerobic Digestion and Fermentation, Operation of Biomass Boilers and Stoves, Use of Bio-Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines, Emissions, Cost Considerations
  • Department
    Mechanical Power Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (25) + tr.Major Assessment (30 = tr.Industry 5% , tr.Project 10% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 20% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    100
  • Equivalent ECTS
    4
  • 1- Brown, Robert C., and Mark M. Wright. , 2017. "Biomass Properties and Resources." Energy Conversion, Second Edition. CRC Press.
  • 2- Prabir Basu 2018. “Biomass Gasification, Pyrolysis, and Torrefaction: Practical Design and Theory”. Third Edition. Elsevier Inc - Brown, Robert C., and Mark M. Wright. , 2017. Biomass Properties and Resources. Energy Conversion, Second Edition. CRC Press.