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BAE 528 Biomass
to Renewable Energy Processes 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 Class Time: Tuesday/Thursday, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm or Distance Education Classroom: Room 158 Weaver Labs or Distance Education Prerequisites: Introductory organic chemistry or biochemistry, and microbiology, graduate standing in COE, CALS, PAMS, or CNR, 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, biobutanol production,
and thermoconversion of biomass and waste materials
for renewable energy production. A virtual tour to visit a biogas production
facility will be available during the course.
The topics that will be covered in this course include: ü Biomass chemistry Sugars,
Starch, Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Lignin, Vegetable oil, etc. ü
Biomass resources Energy crops, Agricultural
residues, Herbaceous biomass, Woody biomass, Vegetable oil ü
Biomass logistics Harvesting, Transportation,
Storage ü
Kinetics and microbiology of
biological processes ü
Anaerobic digestion for biogas production Anaerobic
microorganisms, Anaerobic process for biogas production, Anaerobic process
for hydrogen production, Gas purification processes. ü
Bioethanol production process Pretreatment processes, Saccharification and hydrolysis
for fermentable sugar production, Fermentation process, Ethanol purification,
By-products ü
Biobutanol production process Metabolism
and pathway, Fermentation technology, Biobutanol
recovery ü Biodiesel production Materials, Chemical reactions and catalysts,
Biodiesel production process ü
Thermochemical conversion processes Combustion, Gasification,
Pyrolysis Textbook: ü Cheng, J.J. (2010) Biomass to Renewable Energy Processes. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Reference Books: ü Briggs D.E., Boulton C.A., Brookes P.A. and Stevens R. Brewing Science and Practice. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. ü Speece, R. (1996) Anaerobic Biotechnology for Industrial Wastewaters. Archae Press, Nashville, TN. 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. |