LIQUID BIO-FUEL ME 76503
Course Objectives:
To know different types of liquid biofuels, resources and production technologies. To know characteristics and scope of different biofuels. To know the scope and application of liquid biofuel in Nepal.
- Introduction
(6 hours )
- Overview of various liquid biofuels
- Current status of use of liquid biofuel in Brazil, USA, India and world
- Scope and application of liquid biofuels in Nepal
- Necessity of liquid biofuel development and its importance in Nepal
- Liquid biofuel development agencies and their activities in Nepal
- Municipal sewage- and biogas production for treatment and energy recovery
- Legal and social issues
- Bioethanol
(12 hours)
- Resources of bioethanol
- Production of bioethanol
- Purification of bioethanol
- Techno economic aspect of bioethanol production
- Physico chemical characteristics
- Calorific value
- Octane number
- Blending of bioethanol with fossil fuel
- Engine testing of bioethanol
- Analyses of exhaust gasses
- Biodiesel
(12 hours)
- Resources of biodiesel
- Extraction of straight vegetable oils and use in diesel engines
- Transesterification process and production of biodiesel
- Techno-economic aspect of biodiesel production
- Use byproduct
- Physico chemical characteristics
- Calorific value
- Cetane number
- Properties of biodiesel in comparison to diesel
- Use of biodiesel-diesel blends in diesel engines
- Analyses of exhaust gasses
- Biobutanol
(6 hours )
- Comparison of bioethanol and biobutanol
- Production of butanol in batch, Fed-batch and continuous fermentation
- Process development
- Metabolic pathways
- Stoichiometry of butanol producing clostridia
- ABE fermentation
- Biohydrocarbon oil
(4 hours)
- Potential plant for biohydrocarbon oil
- Biohydrocarbon oil production technology
- Physico chemical characteristics
- Use of biohydrocarbon oil and its byproduct
- Algae biofuel
(3 hours)
- Algae biofuel products and main processes
- Algae types
- Algae biomass
- Techo-economics of algae biofuels
- Microbial fuel cells
(2 hours )
- Introduction
- Electrical generation process
- Types of microbial fuel cells
- Applications
Practical:
- Field visit on extraction of jatropha oil and transesterification
- Demonstration on preparation of ethanol
- Demonstration on use of biofuel technology
- Case study: SWOT analysis of different liquid biofuel
References:
- AlFinch , E.O, “Energy Research by Broglis”, Agricultural Research System
- J. Twidell and T. Weir, “Renewable Energy Resources”, Taylor and Francis.
- Luty A., “Vegetable Oil as Fuel, a Environmentally and Socially Compatible Concept”
- Wilsons. D, “Evaluating Alternatives: Aspect of an Integrated Approach using Ethanol”
Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:
Unit |
Chapter |
Topics |
Marks* |
1 |
1 |
all |
16 |
2 |
2.1 to 2.3 |
2 |
2 |
2.4 to 2.10 |
16 |
3 |
3 |
3.1 to 3.8 |
16 |
4 |
3 |
3.9 to 3.10 |
16 |
4 |
all |
5 |
5, 6 & 7 |
all |
16 |
Total |
80 |
*There could be minor deviation in mark distribution.
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