CH3006 Bioenergy Syllabus:
CH3006 Bioenergy Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
UNIT I
Biomass sources and classification; Biomass characteristics & preparation; Chemical composition and properties of biomass; Size reduction, Briquetting of loose biomass, Drying, Storage and handling of biomass.
UNIT II
Biogas technology: Feedstock for producing biogas; Microbial and biochemical aspects and operating parameters for biogas production, Kinetics and mechanism. Dry and wet fermentation, Digestors for rural application-High rate digesters for industrial waste water treatment.
UNIT III
Pyrolysis and thermo-chemical conversion: Thermo-chemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass. Incineration for safe disposal of hazardous waste, Biomass processing for liquid fuel production, Pyrolysis of biomass-pyrolysis regime, effect of particle size, temperature, and products obtained.
UNIT IV
Gasification of biomass: Thermochemical principles: Effect of pressure, temperature and introducing steam and oxygen. Design and operation of Fixed and Fluidised Bed Gasifiers, Safety aspects.
UNIT V
Combustion of biomass and cogeneration systems: Combustion of woody biomass-theory, calculations and design of equipment, Cogeneration in biomass processing industries. Case studies: Combustion of rice husk, Use of bagasse for cogeneration.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course, the students will be able to
CO1- understand the fundamental knowledge on classification, characterization and sources of biomass
CO2- learn the production of biogas
CO3- gather knowledge on the operations of incineration, pyrolysis.
CO4- understand the process in gasification of biomass
CO5- knowledge on the types of combustion of biomass.
TEXT BOOKS
1. Anju Dahiya, Bioenergy: Biomass to biofuels First Edition, Academic Press, 2014.
2. Li, Yebo, and Samir Kumar Khanal. Bioenergy: principles and applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Vaughn C Nelson, Kenneth L. Starcher. Introduction to bioenergy. CRC Press, 2017.
2. Wall, Judy D., Caroline S. Harwood, and Arnold Demain. “Bioenergy.” Bioenergy.. ASM Press, 2008.