Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Program
Lecture Code WSH22601 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Advanced Biofuel Engineering
Subject Name
(Katakana)
アドバンスド バイオフューエル エンジニアリング
Subject Name in
English
Advanced Biofuel Engineering
Instructor MATSUMURA YUKIHIKO,ENDO TAKASHI,NAKASHIMADA YUTAKA
Instructor
(Katakana)
マツムラ ユキヒコ,エンドウ タカシ,ナカシマダ ユタカ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Fri1-4
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture and presentation by students 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 10 : Integrated Engineering
Eligible Students AIMS - Engineering students
Keywords Biofuel, Ethanol, Biodiesel 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Learn about production, utilization, and introduction of biofuels.  
Class Schedule 1. What is biomass? / Variety and availability of biomass
2. Biomass conversion
3. Pellets and briquettes
4. Gasification and carbonization
5. Supercritical water gasification, other thermochemical conversions
6. Biodiesel and other liquid fuel production
7. Biomethanation (1) Principle and apparatus
8. Biomethnation (2) Examples and system
9. Ethanol fermentation (1) Principle and apparatus
10. Ethanol fermentation (2) Examples and system
11. Ethanol fermentation (3) Lignocellulose and latest technologies
12. System (1) System design and evaluation
13. System (2) Economic analysis
14. System (3) Fundamental of LCA
15. Final presentation 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Asian Biomass Handbook (Available from http://www.jie.or.jp/biomass/AsiaBiomassHandbook.html) 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Distributed materials 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Read corresponding part of the handbook. 
Requirements None 
Grading Method Grading is made by the final report (70) and small exam given in every lecture (30).  
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Lecture is made in English.
(講義は英語で行う)
 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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