ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: Sin Docencia (En Extinción)
Enrolment: No Matriculable (Sólo Planes en Extinción)
The transformation of the biomass into high value-added products (i.e. their valorisation) is emerging as a strong tendency as result of the depletion of natural resources, the increase in emissions that cause the greenhouse effect and raising awareness about the need for sustainable development in terms of a safe reuse of waste and biomass. In this subject the aim is to provide an overview of the possible alternatives to achieve it and plan for a given biomass material the optimal way/s for its valorization.
The objectives to be achieved include:
*To understand the paths in the development of products and processes
*To understand biomass properties and composition, the manufacturing processes and the science and engineering of the materials derived
from renewable resources
*To acquire the aptitude to design and manage effective, economically profitable and environmentally acceptable technologies to produce fuels, chemicals, products and energy from renewable materials.
The contents to be developed in the subject are those indicated in the descriptors of the subject in the curriculum of the Master in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering:
• The challenge of sustainable development.
• Renewable resources: nature and availability.
• An integrated concept: the biorefinery.
• Biomass as a renewable source of energy.
• Bioadhesive for the wood industry.
• Development and implementation of bioadsorbentes.
• Obtaining of natural antioxidants.
The program is structured in seven units whose contents are described below:
UNIT 1. TECHNOLOGIES BASED ON RENEWABLE RESOURCES. BIOREFINERIES.
The challenge of sustainable development. Indicators of sustainability for products and processes. Renewable resources. Nature and availability. Biomass and their classification. An integrated concept. The biorefinery. Types of biorefineries.
UNIT 2. OBTAINING CHEMICALS FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS.
Materials lignocellulosic raw. Origin and composition. Methods for conversion of lignocellulosic material. Pretreatments. Isolation of lignin and application areas. Isolation of hemicellulose and application areas. Isolation of the cellulose and application areas.
UNIT 3. BIOADHESIVES FOR THE WOOD INDUSTRY.
Current situation of the industry of adhesives for wood boards. Bioadhesive: historical perspective and needs of the wood industry. Tannin-based adhesives. The tannins. Classification. Formulations of tannin-based adhesives. Adhesives based on lignin. Pretreatments. Lignin adhesives formulations.
UNIT 4. MANUFACTURE OF WOOD BOARDS.
Classification of wood boards. Properties. Manufacture of plywood panels. Manufacture of particle board. Medium density fibreboard manufacturing.
UNIT 5. ENERGY FROM BIOMASS.
Current situation of the energy sector. Renewable energy: biomass as a renewable source of energy. Energy use of biomass processes. Classification: physical, microbiological, thermochemical and chemical processes. Production of briquettes and pellets. Production of biodiesel and bioethanol. Gasification. Pyrolysis. Combustion. Obtaining electricity from biomass.
UNIT 6. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF BIOADSORBENTES FOR THE REMOVAL OF POLLUTANTS FROM WASTEWATER.
Current status and future prospects of adsorbents. Types of adsorbents-materials. The biosorbents. Treatments for chemical modification. Biomass as a precursor of activated carbons. Use of biosorbents for removing pollutants from water.Characterization of the biosorbents. Batch and continuous adsorption. Modelling of the adsorption process. Regeneration of the bioadsorbent.
UNIT 7. OBTAINING OF NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS FROM BIOMASS .
Antioxidants. Classification of antioxidants. Sources of natural antioxidants. Flavonoids and related compounds. Isolation processes. Applications.
Basic bibliography
CLARK, J.H. y DESBARTE, F. (eds.), Introduction to Chemicals from Biomass. Chichester: Wiley, 2008. ISBN: 9780470058053 (Sig. IFE 164, IFE 166, 243 6, 243 6ª, 243 6B)
https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezbusc.usc.gal/doi/book/10.1002/9781118…
KAMM, B., GRUBER, P.R. y KAMM, M. (eds.), Biorefineries-industrial processes and products: status quo and future directions. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2010. ISBN: 9783527310272 (Sig. A132 10)
https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezbusc.usc.gal/doi/book/10.1002/9783527…
Artículos publicados en revistas.
http://sfx.bugalicia.org/san/az/
Complementary bibliography
BERGERON, C., CARRIER, D.J. y RAMASWAMY, S. (eds.), Biorefinery co-products : phytochemicals, primary metabolites abd value-added biomass processing. Chichester, West Sussex, Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN: 9780470973578
PIZZI, A. (ed.), Wood adhesives: Chemistry and Technology. Vol 1. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1983. ISBN: 9780824715793
PIZZI, A. (ed.), Wood adhesives: Chemistry and Technology. Vol 2. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1989. ISBN: 9780824780524
PIZZI, A. y MITTAL, K.L. (eds.), Handbook of adhesive technology. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003. ISBN 9781498736442
POKORNY, J., YANISHLEVA, N. y GORDON, M. (eds.), Antioxidants in food. Practical applications, Boca Ratón: CRC, 2001. ISBN: 9781855734630
ROWELL, R.M. (ed.), Handbook of wood chemistry and wood composites. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 2005. ISBN: 0849315883
SOETAERT, W. y VANDAMME, E. (eds.), Biofuels. Hoboken (New Jersey): Wiley, 2008. ISBN: 9780470026748
VOLESKY, B. Sorption and biosorption. Montreal-St.Lambert: BV Sorbex, 2003. ISBN: 9780973298307
YANG, R. T. Adsorbents: fundamentals and applications. New Jersey: Wiley-Interscience, 2003. ISBN: 9780471297413
General and basic competences: CB6, CB7, CB8, CB9, CB10, CG7 e CG10
Specific competences:
CE4, CE5, CE6
Cross competences:
CT1,CT6
The methodology of the equivalent course in the new curriculum, which offers face-to-face teaching, will be followed:
P4142201 - Technologies for biomass valorisation
The assessment system of the equivalent course in the new curriculum, which offers face-to-face teaching, will be followed:
P4142201 - Technologies for biomass valorisation
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Julia Gonzalez Alvarez
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816761
- julia.gonzalez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer