| Course label : | Bioenergy |
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| Teaching departement : | CMA / |
| Teaching manager : | Mister CHRISTOPHE DUJARDIN |
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| Potential ects : | 0 |
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| Code and label (hp) : | ENSCL_CI_M9_A1_3_1 - Bioénergies |
Education team
Teachers : Mister CHRISTOPHE DUJARDIN / Madam MIRELLA VIRGINIE
External contributors (business, research, secondary education): various temporary teachers
Summary
Part I: Gasification of biomass for the production and recovery of synthetic gas: Twelve hours - The principle of gasification, the chemistry of gasification, the characteristics of biomass for gasification (content of energy and density, moisture content), formed by-products (dust and tar), gasification systems (fixed bed, fluidised bed, entrained flow, and plasma gasification systems) - Synthetic gas purification techniques (associated with the composition of the raw material, and associated with the production process) - Transformation of synthetic gas (production of methane, methanol, production of liquid fuels, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis) - Examples of existing biomass gasification technologies (Rentech, Gussing gasifier, EON-SNG, UCG process, etc.) Part II: Methanisation (anaerobic digestion): recovery of organic waste: Twelve hours The lectures, tutorials and visit to a methanisation centre are all in English. This part of the Bioenergies course will cover the details of methanisation challenges and principles. The following points will be covered: - The composition of biogas (the composition of the raw material and the production process); - The different types of digesters (how they work, etc..); - The energy uses of gas (heat production, cogeneration systems, injection into the natural gas network, bio-methane fuel for vehicles); - The purification of biogas (adsorption, water purification, physical adsorption, chemical adsorption, membrane technology, elimination of hydrogen sulphide, siloxanes, nitrogen, ammonia); - Environmental considerations; - Visit of a methanisation centre for the application of the concepts seen in class.
Educational goals
The objectives of the "Methanisation (anaerobic digestion): recovery of organic waste" part of the course are as follows: - Understand the principles of methanisation and know the existing technologies; - Know the operating parameters of a digester; - Know the means for recovering biogas and digestate from methanisation - Know how to estimate the size of a methanisation project.
Sustainable development goals
Knowledge control procedures
Continuous Assessment
Comments: Assessments for the Bioenergy course are in English.
Assessments consist of:
- a two-hour written exam (one hour and 15 minutes for part I, and 45 minutes for part II)
- a group report on the "methanisation (anaerobic digestion): recovery of organic waste" part of the course. This report may cover a mini-project and/or a separate report on the visit to the methanisation centre.
Online resources
No online resources.
Pedagogy
Lectures will be taught with the projection of slides. The slides will be in English. No course materials are distributed. Students will only be able to take notes. Students will travel by coach to visit a methanisation centre for a half-day.
Sequencing / learning methods
| Number of hours - Lectures : | 14 |
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| Number of hours - Tutorial : | 4 |
| Number of hours - Practical work : | 0 |
| Number of hours - Seminar : | 0 |
| Number of hours - Half-group seminar : | 0 |
| Number of student hours in TEA (Autonomous learning) : | 0 |
| Number of student hours in TNE (Non-supervised activities) : | 0 |
| Number of hours in CB (Fixed exams) : | 0 |
| Number of student hours in PER (Personal work) : | 0 |
| Number of hours - Projects : | 0 |
Prerequisites
- Validation of the Physical Chemistry course unit in semester 5 - Validation of the Chemical Engineering course unit in semesters 5, 6 and 7 - Validation of the Organic Chemistry course unit in semester 7 - Validation of the Catalysis course unit in semester 7 - Validation of the Processes and Bioprocesses course unit in semester 8 - Validation of the Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry course unit in semester 8