KEB-23606 Biogas Technology for Material Flow Management and Energy Production, 4 cr
Additional information
The course is meant for TUT students and TAMK students studying Energy and Environmental Engineering.
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
Person responsible
Jukka Rintala, Viljami Kinnunen, Tiina Mönkäre
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| KEB-23606 2016-01 | 2 |
Viljami Kinnunen Jukka Rintala |
Tentti ja harjoitustyö. |
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, a student understands the fundamentals of biogas production and knows different raw materials used in biogas technology. A student is familiar with different process technologies for biogas produduction, biogas upgrading, biogas utilization and digestate use - understanding related material and energy balances. The student is also able to design an example biogas plant.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Different raw materials and their characteristics. | ||
| 2. | Biogas plant. Process technologies and principles. | Detailed design of processes. | |
| 3. | Pretreatment of raw materials and upgrading of digestate. | Detailed design of processes. | |
| 4. | Biogas technologies and their use in production of heat, electricity and fuel. Applications of digestate. | Use of digestate in agriculture. | |
| 5. | Production chain of biogas. | Detailed design of a biogas plant as an exercise. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Exam and approved exrecise is demanded to pass this course. The grade will be determined on the basis of an exam. A good understanding the core content will suffice to a grade 3. In order to earn a grade 4 or 5 the student will have to have a good or excellent understanding of complementary knowledge.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| KEB-22000 Ympäristöbiotekniikan operaatiot | Mandatory | |
| KEB-22100 Ympäristötekniikan fysikaaliset ja kemialliset operaatiot | Mandatory |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| KEB-23606 Biogas Technology for Material Flow Management and Energy Production, 4 cr | KEB-23600 Biogas Technology for Material Flow Management and Energy Production, 4 cr |