Course: Motor fuels from biomass

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Course title Motor fuels from biomass
Course code KAES/QMTBI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolář Ladislav, prof. Ing. DrSc.
  • Kopecký Marek, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Vegetable oils, MERO, methylated oils. Production of ethanol, butanol and isobutanol as motor fuel. Bio-oil from rapid pyrolysis of phytomass. Gaseous fuels from biomass gasification. Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and production of a natural diesel substitute. Low-temperature and high-temperature carbonization. Production of fuels by hydrogenation. Hydrogen production from water gas conversion. Catalytic cracking. Biorefineries on the principle of thermochemical processes. Alkylation and polymerization of alkenes. Pyrolysis, rapid pyrolysis and biorefineries are based on SYNGAS (water gas) fermentation principle. Principle of gasification. SYNGAS production and biology. Product properties and their processing. Water-gas production. Methanation of water gas to CH4. Fischer-Tropsch syntheses. SYNGAS fermentation and production of organic acids, alcohols (and their derivatives) and production of polyesters. Rapid pyrolysis products. Bio-oil fermentation. Enzymatic conversion of biomass to fuel production. Bioconversion to ethanol production. Reformulated gazoline (C4 - C12 hydrocarbons). The basis of motor fuel production. Synthesis from CO + H2. Reaction mechanism, catalysts, pressureless gas synthesis, synthesis and synthesis products, Gasol (hydrocarbons C3 and C4), gasoline, Diesel oil, condensation of reaction products and yields. Biodiesel by transesterification of glycerolipids to methyl and ethyl esters of fatty acids. Microscopic eukaryotic algae (microalgae) as a raw material for biodiesel production.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
  • Preparation for credit - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 12 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 100 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course aims to acquaint students with the principles of production, technologies and technological equipment for producing fuels from biomass.
Graduates of the course have basic knowledge of biomass complex use and the production of motor biofuels from biomass.
Prerequisites
Mastering high school curriculum.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam, Seminar work

Active participation in seminars. Attendance at lectures. Participation in excursions. Working with text. Individual study for the exam. Working with multimedia resources. Elaboration of a seminar topic. Presentation of seminar work.
Recommended literature
  • Aresta M. Biorefinery, 2012, 400 p.. BERTRAMS, 2012, 2012. ISBN 3110260239.
  • Ayhan Dermibas. Biorefineries: For Biomass Upgrading Facilities. 2010, 239 p.;. 2010.
  • Bergeron Ch., Carrier D.J., Ramaswamy S. Biorefinery Co ? Products. 2012, 361 p.. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2012, 2012.
  • Jevič, P., Šedivá, Z. (ed.). Motorová biopaliva a směsná paliva - současnost a perspektivy. 2006, 140 s.,. VUZT Praha, 2006.
  • Jevič, P., Šedivá, Z. (ed.):. Stav a perspektivy udržitelného rozvoje biogenních pohonných hmot. VUZT Praha, 2008, 115 s., ISBN 978-80-86884-30-1..
  • Kamm, B., Gruber, P. R., Kamm, M. (editors):. Biorefineries - Industrial processes and Products. Status Quo and Future Directions. Vol.1. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH&Co. Kvas, Wienheim, Germany, ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31027-2, 2006, XXXIV + 441 p..
  • Lázsló Kótai, János Szépvolgyi, Mária Syilágyi, Li Zhibin,C hen Baiquan, Vinita Sharma and Pradeep K. Sharma. : Biobutanol from Renewable Agricultural and Lignocellulose and its Perspectives. Chapter from the book Liquid, Gaseous and Solid Biofuels ? Conversion Techniques..
  • Peterka J., Kužel S., Kolář L. Komplexní využití biomasy. Skripta (návody pro cvičení), 2010. Č. Budějovice, ZF JU v CB, 2010, 2010.
  • Pokorný, Z. a kol.:. Bionafta ekologické alternativní palivo. 1998, 43 s.. Mze Praha, 1998.
  • Qureshi et al. Biofilm reactors for industrial bioconversion processes: employing potential of enhanced reaction rates. 2015. Microbial Cell Factories, licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2015, 2015.
  • Ramey, D., Tian Yang, T.:. Production of Butyric Acid and Butanol from Biomass. Final Report for U.S.Department of Energy Morgantown, WV 2004, 103 p..
  • Scragg A. Biofuels Production, Application and Development, www.cabi.org, 2009, 237 p.. www.cabi.org, 2009, 2009.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Sustainable Systems in Agricultural Land (2010) Category: Agriculture and forestry 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer