Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing the course, the students will be able to (i) understand a bioproduct mill as a whole, (ii) create mass and energy balances for bioproduct mills and (iii) identify possibilities for product and process development.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 05.09.2023 - 13.10.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tapani Vuorinen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Bioproduct mill processes for recovery of byproducts, recycling process waters, regeneration of process chemicals and production of heat and power. Mass and energy balances.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Laboratory working, seminar presentation, final discussion.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact teaching 45 h (lectures, excercises, laboratory works, seminar), independent work 90 h.

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
    2023-2024 Autumn I

    A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.