| Course title | |||||
| 外国人留学生特別セミナーⅤ [Special Seminar for International Students Ⅴ] | |||||
| Course category | specialized courses/ major subjects | Requirement | Credit | 0.5 | |
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 99125 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 吉田 誠 [YOSHIDA Makoto] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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4. “Biorefinery of lignocellulosic biomass” 5. Lignocellulosic biomass, for example woody biomass and plant biomass, is one of promising resources for an alternative energy and bio-based polymers. Students will learn the significance of lignocellulosic biomass in the points of environmental and economical aspects, the technology in biorefinery of lignocellulosic biomass, and its future prospects. |
| Expected Learning |
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Students who successfully complete will be able to understand: (1) What the word “lignocellulosic biomass” means. (2) Why lignocellulosic biomass should be used. (3) What the words “bioeconomy” and “biorefinery” mean. (3) How lignocellulose can be converted into an alternative energy and bio-based polymers. (4) Future prospects of lignocellulosic biomass. |
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(1) Basics of biorefinery for the use of lignocellulosic biomass (2) Biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass (3) Bio-based polymers from lignocellulosic biomass |
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| provided at each lectures |
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| Message from instructor(s) |
| Biorefinery of lignocellulosic biomass is becoming more important on a global scale. And, Japan is one of leading countries in the research field of this technology. I would like students to learn the basics of this biorefinery concept and its leading edge technology in this lecture. |
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| English |
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| Last update |
| 3/14/2018 4:36:51 PM |