TB0053 Biofuel Production from Perennial Grasses

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit
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Goal, Content & Resources
Course Learning Outcomes
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
Week Plan
Student Workload - ECTS

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Code TB0053
Name Biofuel Production from Perennial Grasses
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
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Course Goal

Learn fundamental principles of biofuel production from perennial grasses.

Course Content

The importance of perennial grasses in biofuel production, the environmental effects of biofuel production from perennial grasses, the plant characteristics and cultivation techniques of perennial grasses used as energy crops, current biofuel production technologies, the potential of natural grasses to be evaluated as energy crops will be discussed.

Course Precondition

No prerequisite

Resources

Perennial grasses for bioenergy and bioproducts. Handbook of bioenergy crop plants.

Notes

Biomass to renewable energy processes


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Understand importance of perennial grasses in sustainable biofuel production.
LO02 Learns current biofuel production technologies.
LO03 Learns the plant characteristics and cultivation techniques of perennial grasses used in biofuel production.
LO04 Knows plant and agricultural factors affecting yield and quality in biofuel production from perennial grasses.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area.
PLO03 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. 5
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area.
PLO05 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. 5
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods.
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They determine a problem independently in field crops subject, provide solutions, evaluate the results and implement whenever required. 4
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They are qualified to solve a problem in their field.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. 5
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. 2
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. 2


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The environmental and economic importance of biofuel production Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
2 Biodiesel Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Bioethanol Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
4 Biogas Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
5 Biomass (Solid fuel) Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
6 General Characteristics of Grasses Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Plant characteristics and Adaptation of Perennial Grasses Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Midterm exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Advantages of Biofuel Production from Perennial Grasses Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Miscanthus Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
11 Switchgrass Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
12 Giant reed Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
13 Reed canarygrass Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
14 Bulbous canary grass and tall wheatgrass Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
15 Other species Reading article Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
16 Final exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Final exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS