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| OREN4005 | Energy production from biomass | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST INDUSTRY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ali TEMİZ | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Gaye KÖSE DEMİREL | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to enable students to identify biomass resources, learn energy production technologies from these resources, and develop engineering solutions for sustainable energy production in the context of the forest products industry. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Explain biomass energy resources and conversion methods. | 2 - 5 - 11 | 1,3, | | LO - 2 : | Design, operate, and analyze the efficiency of biomass systems | 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 | 1,3,5, | | LO - 3 : | Develop projects for converting forest industry residues into energy. | 2 - 5 | 1,3,5, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course covers the concept of biomass, classification of biomass resources, and determination of their energy potential. Students will learn the utilization of forest industry residues, agricultural wastes, and other organic materials in energy production. The course addresses the physical and chemical properties of biomass, pretreatment methods (drying, size reduction, pelletizing, etc.), and thermochemical (pyrolysis, gasification) as well as biochemical (fermentation, anaerobic digestion, biodiesel production) conversion techniques. In addition, biomass energy systems and equipment, environmental impacts, economic analyses, legal regulations, and recent technological developments will be examined. Students will gain practical experience through projects, assignments, and presentations |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and Basic Concepts (Definition of biomass, energy potential, comparison with other sustainable energy sources) | | | Week 2 | Biomass Resources (Forest industry by-products, agricultural residues, organic wastes, energy crops) | | | Week 3 | Chemical and Physical Properties of Biomass (Moisture, ash, volatile compounds, calorific value, fiber and lignocellulosic structure | | | Week 4 | Biomass Pretreatment Methods (Drying, size reduction, grinding, torrefaction, pelletizing techniques) | | | Week 5 | Thermochemical Conversion Methods ? I (Pyrolysis process, products, influencing parameters, applications in the forest industry) | | | Week 6 | Thermochemical Conversion Methods ? II (Gasification technologies, gas cleaning, syngas applications) | | | Week 7 | Biochemical Conversion Methods ? I (Anaerobic digestion, biogas production, microbial processes) | | | Week 8 | Biochemical Conversion Methods ? II (Bioethanol and biodiesel production, transesterification, fermentation techniques) | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Biomass Energy Systems and Equipment (Boiler systems, cogeneration, energy storage systems) | | | Week 11 | Environmental Impacts and Sustainability (Carbon footprint, life cycle analysis, waste management) | | | Week 12 | Economic Analysis in Biomass Energy (Cost calculation, payback period, incentives) | | | Week 13 | Legal Regulations and Standards (Biomass energy legislation in Turkey and the EU, ISO and EN standards) | | | Week 14 | Innovative Technologies in Biomass (Advanced biofuels, integrated biorefineries, nanotechnology applications) | | | Week 15 | Assignment Presentations and Discussion (Presentation of student projects and in-class evaluation) | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | McKendry, Peter. 2002; Energy Production from Biomass (Part 1?3), Bioresource Technology, Elsevier, Amsterdam | | | 2 | Demirbaş, Ayhan. 2011; Biofuels: Securing the Planet?s Future Energy Needs, Springer, London. | | | |
| 1 | Klass, Donald L. 1998; Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals, Academic Press, San Diego. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 15 | | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 5 | 25 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 161 |
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