Number of hours
- Lectures -
- Projects 24.0
- Tutorials -
- Internship -
- Laboratory works -
ECTS
ECTS 3.0
Goal(s)
Valorisation of plant biomass by-products for the production of : (i)
Materials, (ii) energy and/or (iii) fine chemicals.
Responsible(s)
Mohamed Naceur BELGACEM
Content(s)
The aim is to develop a technical and economic project to add value to an agricultural or industrial by-product derived from plant biomass, to design a value-added product and to study the economic viability of the proposed solution.
The project must include the following stages
1. Inventory of the chosen raw material (availability, quantity, etc.);
2. Choice of transformation process based on the target application;
3. Complete technical study;
4. Economic study;
5. Study of the environmental impact of the proposed solution in relation to existing solutions;
6. Study of the economic viability of the proposed solution in relation to existing solutions.
Chemistry of plant biomass ;
Bioenergy
Biomaterials
Biopolymers
Biorefinery
Biomass fractionation process
Test
There are 6 deliverables to be sent by e-mail to the responsible professor:
D1: Graphical abstract (deadline: end of Oct)
D2: Porter Diagram (deadline: of November)
D3: Summary of the report (end of November)
D4: intermediate discussion of the report (deadline middle of January)
D5 : Second session on intermediate discussion of the report (end of January)
D6: Final report (not more than 30 pages) (deadline: beginning February 12.00 am)
D7: Final ppt presentation (not more than 15 slides) (deadline: End of the semester)
The report should be organized in 3 main parts:
Part 1: Technical context and scientific state of the art (for non-experts and experts, with numerous visuals, process diagram, chemical formula)
Part 2: Economical analysis of the topic (several tools are expected like: Porter Diagram, benchmarking criteria table, simplified Business Plan on next 5 year, etc.)
Part 3: Conclusion & perspectives (3 scenarii : optimist, pessimist, realist)
Assessment of deliverables: 10%.
Report: 30% of the grade.
Presentation: 40% of the mark (20% for the presentation and 20% for the answers to the questions).
Environmental impact of the proposed solutions: 10%.
Innovative nature of the proposed solution: 10%.
Subject to be made up by providing:
1. A version 2 of the report and
2. A defence of the report 2.
Évaluation des délivrables : 10%.
Rapport : 30% de la note.
Soutenance : 40% de la note (20% pour la présentation et 20% pour les réponses aux questions).
Impact environnemental des solutions proposées : 10%.
Caractère innovant de la solution proposée : 10%.
Matière rattrapable en fournissant :
1. Une version 2 du rapport et
2. Une soutenance du rapport 2.
Assessment of deliverables: 10%.
Report: 30% of the grade.
Presentation: 40% of the mark (20% for the presentation and 20% for the answers to the questions).
Environmental impact of the proposed solutions: 10%.
Innovative nature of the proposed solution: 10%.
Subject to be made up by providing:
1. A version 2 of the report and
2. A defence of the report 2.
The exam is given in english only
Calendar
The course exists in the following branches:
- Curriculum - Master Bio2 - Semester 9 (this course is given in english only)
Additional Information
Course ID : 6FMT3021
Course language(s): 
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Bibliography
Faire une recherche bibliographique sur les bases de données classiques disponible en ligne au sein de Pagora (Web of Science, Scientific Finder, Google Scholar...)
Utiliser les mots clés suivants :
Chimie de la biomasse végétale ;
Bioénergie
Biomatériaux
Biopolymères
Bioraffinerie
Procédés de fractionnement de la biomass végétale.
Perform a bibliographic search on the classic databases available online within Pagora (Web of Science, Scientific Finder, Google Scholar, etc.).
Use the following key words:
Chemistry of plant biomass ;
Bioenergy
Biomaterials
Biopolymers
Biorefinery
Biomass fractionation process