| 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：ENG 105 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Lecture and presentation by students |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
4
:
Undergraduate Advanced
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| 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 |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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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. |
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| (More Details) |
Distributed materials |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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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 |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
Lecture is made in English.
(講義は英語で行う)
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| Other |
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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. |