https://tue.osiris-student.nl/onderwijscatalogus/extern/cursus?cursuscode=6PDPPD690&collegejaar=2025&taal=enTopics of the course:
- Concept of biorefinery
- Thermal processing (incl. fuel from waste, e.g., Shell activities)
- Chemical processing
- Biochemical processing
- Available technology to realize biorefinery
- Examples of biorefineries, including discussions on pretreatment, conversion and downstream operations. Choice of separation techniques and working out a process flow scheme with initial estimates
- Upcoming areas
- Trends in technology
This course is open for PDEngs and PhDs from all TU’s in the Netherlands and the WUR
After the course, you know about
- Concept of biorefinery
- Pretreatment, conversions, downstream separations
After the course, you can
- Make a conceptual process design for a biorefinery
- Analyze which are the main ingredients of your crop,
- Make choices for pretreatment, conversions and separations
Assignment