|
BAE 590G Biomass-to-Renewable
Energy Processes Fall 2008 Instructor: Dr. Jay J. Cheng Office: Room 275 Weaver Labs Phone: 515-6733; Fax: 515-7760 E-mail: jay_cheng@ncsu.edu Credit: 3 hours Prerequisites: Introductory organic chemistry or biochemistry and microbiology, graduate standing in BAE, ChE, CE, MAE, Crop Science, Food Science, Textile, or Wood and Paper Science, or approval of the instructor. Course Description: This course will introduce
fundamental principles and practical applications of biomass-to-renewable
energy processes, including anaerobic digestion of agricultural and industrial
wastes for biogas and hydrogen production, bioethanol
production from starch and lignocellulosic
materials, biodiesel production from plant oils, and thermoconversion
of biomass and waste materials for renewable energy production. Two field
trips to visit biogas production and fermentation facilities will be arranged
during the course. The topics that
will be covered in this course include: ü Biomass chemistry Starch, Cellulose, Hemicellulose,
Lignin, Pectin, Vegetable oil, etc. ü
Biomass resources Herbaceous biomass, Agricultural
residues, Woody biomass, Waste materials ü
Anaerobic digestion for biogas and hydrogen production Anaerobic microorganisms, Anaerobic process for
biogas production, Anaerobic process for hydrogen production, Gas
purification processes. ü
Bioethanol production process Saccharification and hydrolysis for fermentable sugar production, Fermentation
process, Ethanol purification, By-products ü Biodiesel production Materials, Chemical reactions,
Biodiesel production process ü
Thermochemical conversion processes Combustion, Gasification, Pyrolysis Reference Books: ü El-Mansi E.M.T and Bryce C.F.A. (1999) Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology. Taylor & Francis Inc., Philadelphia, PA. ü Briggs D.E., Boulton C.A., Brookes P.A. and Stevens R. Brewing Science and Practice. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. ü Clarke A.J. (1997) Biodegradation of Cellulose: Enzymology and Biotechnology. Technomic Publishing Company, Inc., Lancaster, PA. ü Speece, R. (1996) Anaerobic Biotechnology for Industrial Wastewaters. Archae Press, Nashville, TN. ü Hiler E.A. and Stout B.A. (1985) Biomass Energy. Texas
A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ü
Brown, R.C. (2003) Biorenewable
Resources, Iowa State Press, Ames, Iowa. ü Bridgewater, A.V., Boocock, D.G.B. (1997) Developments in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion, Blackie Academic and Professional, London. |
|