BIOFUEL AND BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY

Undergraduate

This course focuses on advanced concepts in understanding biofuels and bioenergy systems, renewable feedstocks, their production, availability and attributes for biofuel/bioenergy production, types of biomass derived fuels and energy, thermochemical conversion of biomass to heat, power and fuel, biochemical conversion of biomass to fuel environmental aspects of biofuel production, economics and life-cycle analysis of biofuel, and value adding of biofuel residues. Students will analyze, as well as prepare, case studies on biofuel production. Cross-level listed with SDE 7100. Objectives, assessment and outcomes will be commensurate with the undergraduate level. PREREQUISITE: Permission of the instructor Three lecture hours per week