Course description
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1. An overview of basic concepts in understanding biofuels and bioenergy systems 2. Overview of renewable biomass sources, definition of possibilities of utilization: biofuels, biomass, raw materials, 3. Availability and characteristics for biofuel production, 4. Overview of the basic characteristics of different types of biomass and plants for biomass processing and biofuel production as a basis for technological, construction and mechanical design, 5. Biofuels of the first, second, third and fourth generation, 6. Thermo-chemical conversion of biomass into heat and electricity and fuel, 7. Biochemical conversion of biomass into fuel, 8. Production of biogas, bioethanol and biodiesel, 9. Utilization of wood biomass, composting of biomass, 10. Preparation of mass and energy balances of biofuel production processes, 10. Preparation of mass and energy balances of biofuel production processes, 11. Ecological aspects of biofuel production, 12. Preparation of economic balances of biofuel production and utilization of biomass as raw material, 12. Preparation of economic balances of biofuel production and utilization of biomass as raw material, 13. Advanced, CO2 negative, biomass production processes (algae biomass production,
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Sign in with TVZ accountLearning outcomes
- 1. Combine the basic principles of different energy extraction systems from biomass and the appropriate type of biomass depending on the methods of its application
- 3. Assess the limitations of the use of certain types of biomass in terms of location, investment costs and profitability compared to conventional energy sources
- 5. Calculate wood biomass production
- 7. Plan mass and energy balances of biomass processing procedures with justification of process efficiency
- 8. Calculate the economic viability of individual biofuel production processes (from the first to the fourth generation).
Reading list
Required reading
- A-Z of Biorefinery, A Comprehensive View. Editors: Nuttha Thongchul, Antonis Kokossis, Suttichai Assabumrungrat. Elsevier, 2022, Radarweg 29, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Biofuels and Bioenergy, Opportunities and Challenges. Editors: Baskar Gurunathan, Renganathan Sahadevan, Zainul Akmar Zakaria. Elsevier, 2022, Radarweg 29, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands.
J. Domac, et al. BIOEN ? Program korištenja energije biomase i otpada: Nove
spoznaje i provedbe. Energetski institut Hrvoje Požar, Zagreb, 2001.
Course coordinators 1
Teaching staff 3
Exam dates
Exam dates for this academic year are not published yet. Last year's dates:
- 8. 2. 2026.Redovni rokpast
- 12. 2. 2026.Redovni rokpast
- 19. 2. 2026.Redovni rokpast
- 26. 6. 2026.Redovni rokpast
- 10. 7. 2026.Redovni rokpast
- 9. 9. 2026.Redovni rokpast
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