Biomass and Wastes Valorisation
Code
10764
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Benilde Simões Mendes, Nuno Carlos Lapa dos Santos Nunes
Total hours
70
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Acquisition of knowledge, ability and expertise: (1) Processes of treatment and valorisation of biomassa and wastes; (2) Protection of public health and environment; (3) Economic value of wastes; (4) Intervention to solve real problems; (5) Verification of adequacy with the normes and legal regulations.
Prerequisites
Background on biology and chemistry
Subject matter
1. Characterisation parameters of biomass and biowastes. Important units.
2. Physico-chemical properties of organic wastes.
3. Basics on microbial processes: stoichiometry and kinetics.
4. Anaerobic digestion towards methane production. Case studies.
5. Fermentative processes towards biohydrogen production. Case studies.
Bibliography
Ralph E. H. Sims (2002) The brilliance of bioenergy: in business and in practice. James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd, 316 pp. (ISBN: 1 902916 28 X)
M. Manuela da Fonseca e José A. Teixeira (2007) Reactores biológicos: Fundamentos e aplicações. Lidel, 483 pp. (ISBN-10: 972-757-366-5; ISBN-13: 978-972-757-366-0)
J. F. Santos Oliveira, B. Mendes, N. Lapa (2009) Resíduos – Gestão, Tratamento e sua Problemática em Portugal, Lidel-Edições Técnicas, Lda (Ed.), 542 pp (ISBN: 978-972-757-504-6)
J. F. Santos Oliveira (2005) Gestão Ambiental. Lidel - Edições Técnicas Lda (Ed.), 344 pp (ISBN 972-757-328-2)
Useful web site addresses and additional bibliographic references are referred during the development of the course.
Teaching method
Theoretical and theorico-practical lectures thaught in classrooms with oral communication of the teaching programme and resolution of exercises. Teaching activity supported by a webpage in Moodle@FCT platform where all the teaching materials are available (slides of lectures; solved problems; additional problems; tests).
Evaluation method
Two theoretical tests (TT1 and TT2) and two theorico-practical tests (TTP1 and TTP2).
The theoretical classification (CT) is obtained as follows:
CT = 0.50 * TT1 + 0.50 * TT2
The theorico-practical classification (CTP) is obtained as follows:
CTP = 0.50 * TTP1 + 0.50 * TTP2
The final classification (CF) is calculated as follows:
CF = 0.60 * CT + 0.40 * CTP
The student succeed if CF ≥ 9.50 (in 20). The student does not succeed if CF < 9.50 (in 20).
The students must do the Final Exam if CF < 9.50 (in 20), or no test was done by the student.
The students can do the Final Examination if they want to improve the CF score obtained in the tests.