| Course label : | Biorefinery Type |
|---|---|
| Teaching departement : | CMA / |
| Teaching manager : | Mister FREDERIC CAZAUX |
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| Potential ects : | 0 |
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| Code and label (hp) : | MR_BIOR_S3_TOB - Biorefinery Type |
Education team
Teachers : Mister FREDERIC CAZAUX
External contributors (business, research, secondary education): various temporary teachers
Summary
Introduction to the diversity of plant biomass. The module will present several examples of industrial products/resources obtained from plants. Examples will include the use of ligno-celluloses, starch, oils and proteins from both land and marine plants for the production of energy and materials. The opportunities and difficulties of working with biological material (diversity, variability, production, harvesting, extraction etc.) will be discussed, as well as the choice of appropriate analytical techniques for evaluating biomass quality. The contribution of plant biomass to a bioeconomy and the different types of biorefinery and line products will be presented.
Educational goals
- Present the different kinds of land and marine plants that can be used in a biorefinery - Describe the opportunities and difficulties of working with biological material - Describe the contribution of plant biomass in a bioeconomy - Present the different types of biorefinary and land products
Sustainable development goals
Knowledge control procedures
Continuous Assessment
Comments: Written examination and task evaluation
Online resources
Pedagogy
Types of biorefineries, line products: 10 h Lecture / Seminar Knowledge: • on the range of different land and marine plants that can be used in biorefinar • on the opportunities and problems of using plant biomass in industry • on how differences in macromolecular structure can affect product ‘quality’ • on the different types of existing biorefineries and associated product lines Competences After the UE, the student is sensed to be capable to : - Identify a bioeconomic model and provide arguments to (in)validate it Determine the kind of ad-hoc biorefinery needed for a specific land depending on the potential bio ressources present or arable. - Identify appropriate plants for the production of a given resource - Identify suitable strategies for evaluating biomass quality
Sequencing / learning methods
| Number of hours - Lectures : | 4 |
|---|---|
| Number of hours - Tutorial : | 0 |
| 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
- Basic structure of the main biomolecules (polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids). - Main techniques used in analytical chemistry (HPLC, GC, MS, NMR, spectroscopy) - Good level in English