CHEM-E1100 - Plant Biomass, 07.09.2020-22.10.2020
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CHEM-E1100 provides a broad basis for understanding plant biomass and its use as a renewable source of materials, chemicals and energy. The lectures on the course cover the motivation and importance of using biomass over the fossil carbon sources, the chemical and physical structure of biomass, its conversions by mechanical, chemical, thermochemical and biochemical processes and the chemical and material products obtained through these processes. The lectures include interesting business case presentations from several companies (see the schedule below). Instead of having an exam, student groups write a mini review on a selected biomass source, a fractionation technology or a product and present their main observations in a seminar presentation, reflecting the contents of the lectures.
The laboratory works cover the structure of plants observed by microscopy and the basic chemical characterization of biomass (ARTS students will study the behavior of selected biomass fractions instead). The laboratory works will be conducted in pairs on a given biomass sample. Each pair needs to write a short report on the experiments with conclusions on the sample. Because of the Covid 19 epidemic and the unexpectedly high number of enrolled students, the number of laboratory work hours will be reduced and several alternative time slots will be organized. All laboratory works will be organized in PUU1 building, Vuorimiehentie 1.
NOTE! Working in CHEM's laboratories requires passing its laboratory safety course. If you haven't done it earlier, register on CHEM-E0140 - Laboratory Safety Course in WebOodi and do the electronic course under MyCourses before entering the labs. After completing the course, go get your lab pass from the Study Advisors' pop-up desk (CHEM main lobby, Kemistintie 1). ONLY STUDENTS WITH A LAB PASS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE LAB SESSIONS!
Date
Time
Contents
7/9
14-16
Overview
Importance of natural resources and their uses
9/9
8-10
Functions and structure of plants
Optical and electron microscopy of plant preparations
14/9
14-16
Chemical composition of plants
Chemical analyses of plant biomass
16/9
8-10
Chemical fractionation of plant biomass
Case: Naveen Chenna, Andritz
21/9
14-16
Biochemical conversions of plant biomass
Case: Minna Yamamoto, St1
23/9
8-10
Thermochemical conversions of plant biomass
Case: Tuula Lehtimaa, Neste
28/9
14-16
Material products from plant biomass
Case: Emilia Vänskä, Metsä Fibre
30/9
8-10
Chemical products from plant biomass
Case: Pia Nilsson, UPM
5/10
14-16
Further instructions to literature reviews and seminar presentations
Case: Heli Antila, Fortum
7/10
8-10
Summary
How to continue studies on this field (Tapani Vuorinen and Pirjo Kääriäinen)