BT8017 - BIOFUEL (Syllabus) 2017-regulation Anna University

BT8017 - BIOFUEL (Syllabus) 2017-regulation Anna University

BT8017	BIOFUEL	LPTC

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OBJECTIVES:

UNIT I	OVERVIEW OF BIOFUELS	9

Generation of biofuels − Development of biological conversion technologies − Integration of biofuels into biorefineries − Energy security and supply − Environmental sustainability of biofuels − Economic sustainability of biofuels.

UNIT II	BIODIESEL	9

Biodiesel − Microorganisms and raw materials used for microbial Oil production − Treatment of the feedstocks prior to production of the Biodiesel − Current technologies of biodiesel production − Purification of biodiesel; Industrial production of biodiesel − Biodiesel production from single cell oil.

UNIT III	BIOETHANOL	9

Bioethanol – Properties – Feedstocks − Process technology − Pilot plant for ethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstock − Environmental aspects of ethanol as a biofuel.

UNIT IV	BIOMETHANE AND BIOHYDROGEN	9

Biomethanol − Principles, materials and feedstocks − Process technologies and techniques − Advantages and limitations − Biological hydrogen production methods − Fermentative hydrogen production − Hydrogen economy − Advantages and limitations.

UNIT V	OTHER BIOFUELS	9

Biobutanol production − Principles, materials and feedstocks − Process technologies – Biopropanol – Bioglycerol − Production of bio-oils via catalytic pyrolysis − Life-Cycle environmental impacts of biofuels and Co-products.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Luque, R., Campelo, J.and Clark, J. Handbook of biofuels production, Woodhead Publishing Limited 2011
2. Gupta, V, K. and Tuohy, M, G. Biofuel Technologies, Springer, 2013
3. Moheimani, N. R., Boer, M, P, M, K, Parisa A. and Bahri, Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies, Volume 2, Springer, 2015

REFERENCES:

1. Eckert, C, A. and Trinh, C, T. Biotechnology for Biofuel Production and Optimization, Elsevier, 2016
2. Bernardes, M, A, D, S. Biofuel production – recent developments and prospects, InTech, 2011