CHEME 6661 - [Bioenergy and Biofuels Module]

(CU-SBY)

Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 1 credit. Student option grading.

J.W. Tester.

Energy technology module of CHEME 6660 will introduce students to issues and challenges in utilizing biomass feedstocks to produce bioenergy, biofuels and/or other products. The focus will be on converting biomass feedstocks to bioenergy using a variety of thermochemical processes. Case study material will include biomass feedstock cultivation and harvesting, processing and conversion technologies, co-products, and environmental and economic impacts over their full life cycle. The course will culminate in a final project in which students will use Life Cycle Assessment to measure the energetic viability and environmental performance.