KEB-23606 Biogas Technology for Material Flow Management and Energy Production, 4 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Jukka Rintala, Viljami Kinnunen

Lessons

Implementation 1: KEB-23606 2015-01

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer

Lectures
Assignment

4 h/week
20 h/per

Lecture times and places: Wednesday 14 - 16 FC117 , Thursday 10 - 12 FC117 , Wednesday 14 - 16 FC117 , Thursday 10 - 12 FC117

Requirements

Tentti ja harjoitustyö.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

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 (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

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

Last modified 10.03.2015

Study type	P1	P2	P3	P4	Summer
Lectures Assignment		4 h/week 20 h/per

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.

Course	Mandatory/Advisable	Description
KEB-22000 Ympäristöbiotekniikan operaatiot	Mandatory
KEB-22100 Ympäristötekniikan fysikaaliset ja kemialliset operaatiot	Mandatory

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