Description

Theory
1

Theory/Practice
2

Instructors

Albina Sa Ribeiro

Contents

CP1 - Thermochemical processes for the production of biofuels
CP1.1 - Pre-treatments of biomass
CP1.2 - Torrefaction and pyrolysis
CP1.3 - Gasification
CP1.4 - Hydrothermal treatments of biomass
CP1.5 - Production of biofuels and compounds from biomass - syngas, bio-oil and biochar; liquid fuels produced from syngas via the Fischer Tropsch reaction

CP2 - Chemical and biological processes to produce biofuels
CP2.1 - Chemical processes for biodiesel production
CP2.2 - Aerobic fermentation processes for bioethanol production
CP2.3 - Anaerobic fermentation processes for biogas production

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit provides the fundamental knowledge and skills on processes of transforming biomass into biofuels.

OBJ1 - Knowledge of the technologies and biofuels obtained from thermochemical processing of biomass: gasification, pyrolysis and torrefaction and hydrothermal treatments of biomass.

OBJ2 - Knowledge of the technologies and fuels obtained from the chemical and biological processing (aerobic and anaerobic fermentations) of the biomass.