Biorefinery Principles
2024/2025
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Account for existing biorefinery concepts and technologies
- Compare different types of biorefineries with each other and oil refineries
- Outline possible technological couplings and combinations with other process industry
Skills
- Evaluate biomasses with respect to their applicability in biorefineries and outline which qualities that are associated with applicability
- Identify and analyze the limitations by existing physical-chemical, thermochemical, and biological methods for biomass conversion
- Set up mass and energy balances for different biomass conversions
- Apply one or more of the general calculation models for estimation of costs and energy efficiency in the conversion of different biomasses into different products
Competences
- Devise a suitable biorefinery technique for the conversion of a given biomass into a specific product
- Evaluate the environmental consequences of biorefinery activities
Type of instruction
- Lectures and theoretical exercises
Extent and expected workload
150 hours
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Biorefinery Principles |
| Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Bioraffinaderier |
| Module code | K-BBT-K1-7 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Autumn
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Empty-place Scheme | Yes |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Copenhagen |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Education owner | Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Sustainable Biotechnology) |
| Study Board | Study Board of Chemistry and Bioscience |
| Department | Department of Chemistry and Bioscience |
| Faculty | The Faculty of Engineering and Science |
