Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
BSM-23-140	ChemIcals and Energy from Wood Components	Elective	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To teach how to evaluate wood and wood conponents such as cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, as particularly chemical and energy sources.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. M. Hakkı ALMA

Learning Outcomes

1	Thermal degradation
2	Combustion.
3	Carbonization.
4	Gasification.
5	Liquefaction.
6	Saccharification of wood.
7	Chemicals from cellulose.
8	Utilizing polyols
9	Utilization from technical lignin
10	Polymeric products and low-molecular weight chemicals from lignin
11	Utilization from extracts.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

To teach how to evaluate wood and wood conponents such as cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, as particularly chemical and energy sources.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Importance of wood including other bionmass and their components
2	General view to the conversion of wood components into chemicals and energy
3	Biomass combsution
4	Biomass pyrolysis
5	Biomass based pellets
6	Biomass gasification
7	Biomass based briquettes
8	Middle term exam
9	Biomass saccariifaction
10	Biyoetanol
11	Utilization of hemicellulose
12	Utilization of lignin
13	Utlization of extractives
14	Biodiesel and biogas
15	Liquefaction • Chemicals from liquefied wood
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Alma, M. H. 2007. Odun Bileşenlerinden Faydalanma, KSÜ ders Notlan. • Forest resources and wood-based biomass energy as ruraldevelopment assets / ed. William R.Bentley, Marcia M.Gowen • Fast pyrolysis of biomass : a handbook / ed. A.V. Bridgwater • Progress in thermochemical biomass conversion / ed. A. V. Bridgwater. • Energy from biomass : a review of combustion and gasification technologies / Peter Quaak, Harrie Knoef, Hubert Stassen.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		50
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Question-Answer	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	14	3	42
Individual Study for Final Examination	14	4	56
Homework	14	4	56
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			184

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
LO1	3
LO2		4
LO3			4
LO4				4
LO5
LO6					5
LO7						5
LO8							3
LO9								5
LO10									4
LO11										4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High