CHBE 478
CHBE 478 - Bioenergy Technology
Fall 2020
Title | Rubric | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
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Bioenergy Technology | CHBE478 | A | 61157 | OLC | 3 | 0930 - 1050 | T R | Huimin Zhao Vinh G Tran | |
Bioenergy Technology | CHBE594 | HZ | 31610 | OLC | 4 | 0930 - 1050 | T R |
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Official Description
Introduction to emerging bioenergy technologies including: world energy consumption and greenhouse gas concerns; fundamental biochemistry of biomass conversion; structural chemistry of lignocelluloses; pretreatment of biomass; enzymatic deconstruction; bioethanol production and fermentation; metabolic engineering for improved biofuels production; feedstock development; industrial fermentation and fermentor design; economics of bioethanol; alternative biofuels, including biodiesel, syngas, Fischer-Tropsch diesel, butanol, ABE fermentation and biohydrogen; anaerobic microbiology; and the biorefinery concept. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. Prerequisites: CHBE 321; MCB 450.
Subject Area
- Sustainability