Sustainability Assessment (LCA) for Biofuels

Summer semester
Type	Time & Place	Lecturer
V; 2 SWS Ü; 1 SWS	Search the LSF	Dr.Tec. Liisa Rihko-Struckmann
Requirements: Physikalische Chemie Biochemie
Contents: Renewable energy sources in comparison to fossil sources Biomass feedstocks and intermidiates Biofuels (Ethanol, FAME, FT-Fuels, DME, DMC, Methanol, Hydrogen): Properties and utilisation Relation to GHG emissions Production Processes: Ethanol production routes (conventional - lignocellulosic) Transesterification of fatty acid esters and heterogeneously catalysed production routes Fischer-Tropsch process for Biomass-to-Liquid (BTL) conversion Methanol, DME, DMC Synthesis Production costs and relation to GHG Emissions Sustainability of biofuel production and utilisation
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