Production and Utilisation of Liquid Bio Fuels
Code
10765
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Benilde Simões Mendes, Maria Margarida Boavida Pontes Gonçalves
Weekly hours
5
Total hours
70
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Acquisition of knowledge: (1) Production processes, properties and aplications of bioethanol and biodiesel; (2) Environmental, economic and social impacts; (3) Normes of quality for biofuels.
Acquisition of ability and proficiency: (1) Production of bioethanol using energy crops and wastes; (2) Production of biodiesel using oils crops and wastes.
Prerequisites
Background on chemistry.
Subject matter
1. Importance of biofuels on the european and world economy. Levels of biofuels production in Portugal, Europe and world. Different types of biofuels. 2. Bioethanol production using energy crops and lignin and cellulose residues. Environmental impacts of bioethanol. Normes of quality for bioethanol. 3. Biodiesel production using oilsplants, food wastes and animal lipds. Environmental impacts of biodiesel. Normes of quality for biodiesel.
Solving sets of exercises of production of bioethanol and biodiesel using different materials. Preparation for the laboratory sessions. Experimental laboratorial work on the biofuels.
Bibliography
Laughton, M. (2003) Renewable Energy Sources. Watt Committee Report number 22, Taylor & Francis Books, Inc., Elsevier Applied Science (Ed.), London, New York. (ISBN 0-203-21581-8, Master-Book ISBN)
Sorensen, Bent (2007) Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Storage, Academic Press Elsevier (Ed.), 344 pp (ISBN 978-0123742629)
Wayman, M. and Sarad, P. (1991) Biotechnology of biomass conversion. Fuels and Chemicals from Renewable Resources, John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Publs.), 256 pp (ISBN 978-0471932888)
Clark, J. H. and Deswarte, F. (2008) Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass (Wiley Series in Renewable Resource) Wiley (Ed.), 198 pp (ISBN 978-04700580539)
David M. Mousdale (2008) Biofuels: Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Sustainable Development, CRC Press (Publs.), 424 pp (ISBN 978-1420051247)
Teaching method
Lectures sessions with datashow. Experimental laboratory sessions and solving problems sets. The learning methodologies include an oral theme presentation in theoretical sessions. The laboratorial sessions are dedicated to the execution of the analytical methodologies to produce liquid biofuels and the theoretical-practical sessions are dedicated case studies analysis and solving exercises/problems, in order to consolidate the acquired knowledge and the individual and group´s presentation and reasoning by the students’ proactive participation.
Evaluation method
According the FCT´s assessment rules the curricular unit has a continuous assessment realized at three assessed times. Two assessed time are constituted by an individual test with a 25%, contribution each one to final classification and one assessed time for practical work with a 50% contribution to final classification. The non-approved students do a final resort exam. The curricular unit approval, continuous assessment or final exam, requires a minimum classification of 9.5 values (out of 20 values).