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| MBGL7060 | Bifuels and Bioenergy, Production and Technologies | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and GENETICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Uğur UZUNER | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to increase awareness of students about the renewable biofuels and bioenergy resources and their modern application processes. The biotechnological basis of modern bioenergy applications for the production of "Clean Energy" Develop multidimensional awareness among students on current and future potential and efficient production solutions. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Identify different sources of biofuel and bioenergy production | 2,4,5,6 | | | PO - 2 : | Have in-depth knowledge about bioenergy production processes | 2,4,5,6 | | | PO - 3 : | Understand biofuel production mechanisms from various plant sources | 2,4,5,6 | | | PO - 4 : | Develop ideas on the correct and effective use of renewable energy resources | 2,4,5,6 | | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| During this course, the current applications of biofuels and bioenergy production from renewable energy sources; biological and chemical processes of biodiesel production; raw material and technology-based input-output evaluations; improved sratetegies and technologies during ethanol production from sugarbeet, sugarcane and maize; wet & dry milling strategies and enzymatic and chemical pretreatments of feedstocks for hydrolysis; production, transportation, fabrication and development of effective reactors; raw biofuels, bioenergy and bioproduct production, integrated bioenergy systems, future bioenergy applications, modern biological approaches in systems and technologies will be covered. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction of Biofuels and Bioenergy | | | Week 2 | Plant Oils, Biodiesel and Algae Fuels | | | Week 3 | Biodiesel production | | | Week 4 | Ethanol production from corn, sugarbeet and sugarcane | | | Week 5 | Biological and Chemical Analysis of Ethanol Fermentation | | | Week 6 | Wet & Dry milling Processes and Technologies Related to Ethanol Production | | | Week 7 | Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Materials: Enzymatic and Chemical Hydrolysis | | | Week 8 | Mid-Term Exam | | | Week 9 | Fast Pyrolysis and Gasification of Biomass
| | | Week 10 | Conversion of wastes to biofuels, bioproducts and bioenergy
| | | Week 11 | Use of Mixed feedstocks in Bioenergy Production; Advantages and Disadvantages
| | | Week 12 | Transportation, Fabrication and Effective Reactor Technologies
| | | Week 13 | Integrated Bioenergy Production Systems
| | | Week 14 | The Future of Bioenergy Production, Attractive Trends in the World | | | Week 15 | Student seminar | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Biofuels and Bioenergy Processes and Technologies. Sungyyu Le and Y T. Shah. 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1-4200-8956 | | | |
| 1 | Biofuels Refining and Performance Nag, Ahindra Pages: 330 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, Columbus | | | 2 | Handbook of bioenergy crop plants. Chandrashekhar P Joshi et al. CRC Press 2012 ISBN:13978-1-4-398-1685-1 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 24.03.2022 | 90 | 30 | | Presentation | 15 | 12.06.2022 | 90 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 21.01.2022 | 90 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Uygulama | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Ödev | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Kısa sınav | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 195 |
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