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Course code: RIPS10068f13Semester: 2013/2014 summer
Name: Technological conversion of biomass
Major: Production Engineering and Management
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 6
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: Dr inż. Arkadiusz Dyjakon
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: He has a knowledge in the area of ecology and environment management necessary to take into account the aspects of environment protection in decision making and technological activity. He Has a knowledge in the range of technological processes in the plant and animal production as well as infrastructure of agricultural farm. Skills: He has an ability of design and supervision of new and existing processes as well as production and exploitation systems in the range of agricultural production engineering. He can take into consideration the ecological and environment protection aspects during decision making and technological activity.
Competences: Is aware of the importance of the continuous training in the area of management and production engineering. Is aware of the importance of social, professional and ethical responsibility for the decisions influencing the formation and state of the natural environment. Is able to think and act in the enterprising way in the area of planning and realization of the tasks related to management and agricultural production engineering.
Prerequisites: Physics, Chemistry, Thermodynamic
Course content: Solid biomass as a source of renewable energy. Physical-chemical properties of biomass in terms of energy generation. The technologies of biomass conversion (shredding, pelletizing, briquetting, balling etc.) and aim of their application. The use of solid biomass for energetic purposes in the household and power engineering. Biomass certification and accounting. Exploitation, ecological, legislative and economical aspects during biomass utilization as a fuel for heat and electricity generation.
Recommended literature: 1. Sjaak van Loo, Jaap Koppejan: The Handbook of Biomass Combustion and Co-firing, Routledge, 2012 2. Panagiotis Grammelis: Solid Biofuels for Energy: A Lower Greenhouse Gas Alternative (Green Energy and Technology, Springer, 2010 3. Veena Doshi: Investigation in Ash Issues during Co-combustion of Coal and Biomass: Development of a Co-firing Advisory Tool, VDM Verlag, 2010 4. Erik Dahlquist: Technologies for Converting Biomass to Useful Energy (Sustainable Energy Developments), CRC Press, 2013 5. Gerold Thek, Ingwald Obernberger: The Pellet Handbook: The Production and Thermal Utilization of Biomass Pellets: The Production and Thermal Utilisation of Pellets, Routledge, 2010 6. Sarah Hemstock, Frank Rosillo-Calle, Peter de Groot, Jeremy Woods: The Biomass Assessment Handbook: Bioenergy for a Sustainable Environment, Routledge, 2006 7. Rosendahl L.: Biomass combustion science, technology and engineering, Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy No. 40, 2013 8. Hubert E. Stassen, Peter Quaak, Harrie Knoef: Energy from Biomass - A Review of Combustion and Gasification Technologies, World Bank Publications, 1999 9. Spliethoff H.: Power Generation from Solid Fuels, Springer, 2010 10. Martin von Lampe: Bioheat, Biopower and Biogas - developments and implications for agriculture, OECD, 2010
Assessment methods: Assessment of education effects in terms of knowledge: credit of written exam, credit of all tutorials. Assessment of education effects in terms of skills: results analysis and interpretation of collected data. Assessment of education effects in terms of social competences: individual work, group work, ecological consciousness, copyrights respect, responsibility for entrusted task, conscientiousness in the preparations for task realization.
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