Biomass Energy Conversion
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Biomass Energy Conversion Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Biomass Energy Conversion (subject code 3723917) as prescribed for M(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 3 units, covering 48 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3723917)Unit 1 Biomass
- Biomass-modern energy carrier
- resource and classification
- moisture content
- ash content and organic content of biomass
- Agricultural and Forest residue and method of data analysis
- Aquatic and Marine biomass
- Geographical distribution
- surplus biomass
- energy plantation/farm concept
- Conceptual design
- operation and maintenance of energy farm
- Photosynthesis process of biomass and its conversion related properties
- Physical Conversion process of Biomass
- size reduction
- palliating and briquetting
Unit 2 Biomass Conversion
- Basic principle of Direct combustion and pyrolysis process
- heat transfer in direct combustion process
- Process steps and thermodynamics of direct combustion and pyrolysis
- Chemical reactions and stoichiometry for the combustion process
- Enthalpy of formation
- Enthalpy and internal energy of combustion
- Adiabatic flame temperature
- 2nd law analysis of reacting system
- Thermochemical Conversion Process: Introduction
- basic principle
- kinetics and thermodynamics of thermochemical conversion
- Gasification of biomass
- Chemistry of gasification
- Types of gasification technologies (Fixed bed, fluidized bed, entrained bed)
- Approach to estimate the product of gasification
- Downstream processing of gasification
- Liquefaction of biomass
- Types of liquefaction technologies and governing equations
- Downstream process of liquefaction
Unit 3 Biochemical Conversion Process
- basic principle of biomass conversion
- Anaerobic digestion and fermentation
- Stages of fermentation
- biochemistry and microbiology of methenogenesis
- the fermentative and H2 producing bacteria
- Factors affecting the methane formation
- Biomass conversion to methane
- Bio- gasification process
- Factor affecting the bio-digestion
- construction and layout of small scale biogas plant
- Types of bio-gas plant
- Principle of ethanol fermentation
- Substrates preparation
- metabolism and feed stock preparation for 13 Subject Code: 3723917 w.e.f
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