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Syllabus 2013-14 - 14413001 - Biofuels (Biocombustibles)

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DEGREE: Grado en Ingeniería química industrial
FACULTY: SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING OF LINARES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013-14
COURSE: Biofuels
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Biofuels
CODE: 14413001 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013-14
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 4 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: MARTÍNEZ CARTAS, Mª LOURDES
DEPARTMENT: U122 - INGENIERÍA QUIM.,AMBIENTAL Y DE LOS MAT.
FIELD OF STUDY: 555 - INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA
OFFICE NO.: D - D-020 E-MAIL: lcartas@ujaen.es P: 953 648541
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8175-5269
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

- Introduction - Process Technologies - Biomass - Biodiesel - Bioethanol - Biogas - Environmental impact of the use of biofuels Practical program: - Internal practices o Making biodiesel o Determination of biodiesel specifications o Determination of bioethanol specifications - External practices o Practice 1: Water for Karl Fisher o Practice 2: Digital density o Practice 3: Automatic distillation o Practice 4: Emulsifiability o Practice 5: Foam formation o Practice 6: Calorific power o Practice 7: Obstruction of filters in cold point o Practice 8: Reid steam pressure o Practice 9: Flash point Cleveland

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Theoretical classes: Theoretical contents and problems Practical of laboratory External Practical Work exposures ILIAS Plattform will be used to collect proposed and all contents is developed on-line.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

It is obligatory to attend to practical and internal practices of laboratory. The 50% with a theoretical and practical exam and another 50% with proposed activities realization. -Theory class attendance may replace the examination. The exam could be replaced by a work

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Biomass to biofuels: strategies for global industries. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Chichester : Wiley, 2010.  (Library)
  • Introduction to biofuels. Edition: -. Author: Mousdale, D.M. Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC, 2010  (Library)
  • Biogas production [Recurso electrónico] : pretreatment methods in anaerobic digestion. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley ; Beverly, Mass. : Scrivener Pub., c2012  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Bioalcohol production: biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press ; Oxford : Woodhead Pub., 2010  (Library)
  • Algae Energy [Recurso electrónico] : Algae as a New Source of Biodiesel. Edition: -. Author: Demirbas, Ayhan. Publisher: London : Springer-Verlag London, 2010.  (Library)
  • Biomass to biofuels: strategies for global industries. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Chichester : Wiley, 2010.  (Library)