Biochemical and Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass detailed syllabus for Environmental Engineering (Env) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Env students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Unit I
BIOMASS CHARACTERIZATION Biomass – types – fuels from biomass. Terms and units used in biomass production. Biomass fuel characterization – physical, chemical and thermal – energy release. Supply chain -harvesting / collection – transportation and processing. Briquetting – types – pelletizing.
Unit II
BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION Biochemical degradation – factors affecting biogas production – types of biogas plants -construction details – operation and maintenance – utilization of biogas – slurry handling, utilization and enrichment – high rate biomethanation process – landfills – bioethanol -feedstock – process – utilization – composting – methods – machinery.
Unit III
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Unit IV
THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION BY GASIFICATION AND PYROLYSIS Biomass gasification – chemistry of gasification – types of gasifier – Gas cleaning & conditioning – utilization of producer gas – emissions – commercial gasifies plants. Pyrolysis -product recovery – types – biochar – bio oil – operation – recovery.
Unit V
COGENERATION AND WASTE HEAT RECOVERY Cogeneration technologies – cycles – topping – bottoming – problems – applications -selection. Waste heat recovery – plate heat exchangers – waste heat boilers – heat pumps -thermic fluid heaters – selection of waste heat recovery.
Text Books:
- Chawla, O.P.1986. “Advances in Biogas Technology”. ICAR Publication, New Delhi.
- Rao. S and B.B. Parulekar. 2000. Energy Technology – Non conventional, Renewable and Conventional. Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.
- Horlock JH, 1987. Cogeneration – Heat and Power, Thermodynamics and Economics, Oxford Press.
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Course Outcomes:
- Biomass identification and classes
- Biomass characters and biochemical conversion.
- Thermo chemical conversion techniques and cogeneration from waste
- To know about application of biomass conversion
- Analyse the energy generated from waste
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