Bio-based Products

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Bio-based Products
Leerdoelen	At the end of the course, the student is able to: 1. Describe and discriminate important biomass feeds, biomass conversion technologies and biobased products. 2. Relate product properties with biomass sources and conversion technology. 3. Evaluate the basic implications of the use biomass sources and conversion technologies. 4. Compose a well-structured scientific literature report investigating a selected biobased product topic according to a pre-described format and present the findings to a student audience.
Omschrijving	This course provides and introduction to the biobased economy treating the following subjects: 1. Biobased economy introduction 2. Biomass composition and sources 3. Biofuels (first and higher generations) 4. Biobased Specification Chemicals 5. Biobased Performance Products 6. Integration: the biorefinery concept 7. Ethics and societal impact of the use of biobased products Students will perform literature researches on assigned optics (individually and as a group) and present these in a written report and via an oral presentation. The individual assignments will be discussed during lectures and group assignments topics will be discussed with a supervisor in progress meetings leading up to the final report and presentation.
Uren per week
Onderwijsvorm	Hoorcollege (LC), Opdracht (ASM), Werkcollege (T) (Total hours of lectures: 16 hours, self study: 20 hours, group assignment: 80 hours, group assignment meetings: 4 hours, individual assignment: 20 hours)
Toetsvorm	Presentatie (P), Verslag (R) (Group report: 60%, Individual report: 20%, Presentation: 20%. See remarks.)
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	prof. dr. P.J. Deuss
Docent(en)	prof. dr. P.J. Deuss ,prof. dr. ir. H.J. Heeres ,dr. ir. J. Xie
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen	Report 1: The final report on the topic of the group assignment. Report 2: Two individual essays (2x10%) on assigned topic(s) that relate to lecture topics. Final presentation: The final presentation and discussion on the topic of the group assignment for a student audience. 25% group, 75% individual. The group report requires a 5.5 or higher for a pass. A repair will be offered to students that fail. This course was registered last year with course code CHBBP-09
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type MSc Chemical Engineering  ( Core programme) - semester I a verplicht MSc Chemistry: Advanced Materials  (Electives) - semester I a keuze MSc Chemistry: Catalysis and Green Chemistry  (Electives) - semester I a keuze MSc Chemistry: Chemical Biology  (Electives) - semester I a keuze MSc Chemistry: Science, Business and Policy  (Electives) - semester I a keuze MSc Courses for Exchange Students: Chemistry - Chemical Engineering - semester I a MSc Energy and Environmental Sciences  (Electives Year 2) 2 semester I a keuze MSc Industrial Engineering and Management: Product and Process Technology  (Product and Process Technology (PPT)) 1 semester I a verplicht