Number of hours
- Lectures 15.0
- Tutorials 3.0
ECTS
ECTS 1.7
Goal(s)
To get knowledge on the main bioproducts and biofuels produced today in first generation biorefineries, and on those that are under development.
Contact Christine CHIRATContent(s)
General introduction
Chap 1. Chemical composition of vegetal biomass
Cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin, saccharose, extractives, starch, oils, …
Chap 2. Petroleum, natural gaz and coal.
Differences with vegetal biomass
Petrochemistry
- éthylene, polyethylene, PVC, polystyrene, polyesters
- propylene, polypropylene
Chap 3. Bioproducts produced today
3.1. Products from saccharose
3.2. Products from starch
3.3. Products from vegetal oils
3.4. Products from cellulose
3.5. Products from hemicelluloses
3.6. Products from lignin
Chap 4. Bioproducts and biofuels for tomorrow
Prerequisites
Wood chemistry course
Test
Semester 7 - The exam is given in english only 
1 written exam of 1.5 hour
note = note du DS et note du TD
Additional Information
Sécurité-Environnement
Semester 7 - This course is given in english only
Curriculum->PostMaster Biorefinery->Semester 7
Sécurité-Environnement
Bibliography
1. FENGEL D., WEGENER G. Wood: chemistry, ultrastructure, reactions. Walter de Gruyter, 1989
2. SARKANEN K.V., LUDWIG C.H. Lignins: occurrence, formation, structure and reactions. New York : Wiley Interscience, 1971
3. BALLERINI D., ALAZARD-TOUX N., APPERT O. Les biocarburants : état des lieux, perspectives et enjeux du développement . Editions Technip, 2006
4. KAMM, B., GRUBER, R., KAMM, M. "Biorefineries - Industrial processes and products, WILEY VCH, 2005
5. Congresses : International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry (ISWFPC), Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference, European Biomass Conference, CEN publications.