| Course title | |||||
| バイオマスエネルギー論 [Introduction to Bioenergy] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 01an3047 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 大川 泰一郎, 千年 篤, 山田 祐彰, 岩岡 正博, 芋生 憲司 [OKAWA Taiichiro, CHITOSE Atsushi, YAMADA Masaaki, IWAOKA Masahiro] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| The purpose of this lecture is to understanding the production and utilization of bioenergy. Utilization of biomass has been promoted as renewable energy which can alternate fossil energy like oils because it has carbon neutral characteristics and is also renewable resource. Some problems are pointed out that centralizing biomass scattered widely may not contribute to control global warming and conflicting between foods and biofuels. The followings will be explained on the basis of the abovementioned issues; the significance of biomass energy use in Japan, the economic aspect and political strategy, challenges on international corporation, biomass production system in agriculture and forestry, collection and processing of biomass, energy and material flow analysis, relationship between natural ecosystem, regional try to use biomass. |
| Expected Learning |
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1. Understand the relationship between use of biomass and agriculture/forestry production activities, conserving natural ecosystem and global environment. 2. Understand present situation and challenges on the necessary technologies and system for producing/utilizing biomass. 3. Understand the social system, political strategies, regional efforts and international corporation for the use of biomass. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy: See the Curriculum maps. (URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife?career/campuslife/policy/) |
| Course schedule |
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1.Why now for discussing biomass? -Serious problems of energy and environment. -Present situation and prospection on production of biomass. 2.Economical evaluation of biomass energy. Political effort on biomass use in Japan. Regional effort on cyclical use of biomass. Advanced projects of biomass use in Japan and world. Future strategy for coexistence of foods and biomass. 3. Present state and challenges of biomass utilization in developing regions of the world - TUAT's international cooperation initiatives -Tropic Asia 4. Present state and challenges of biomass utilization in developing regions of the world - TUAT's international cooperation initiatives -Tropic America 6.Production and use of herbal biomass. -Present situation of herbal biomass production in Japan and the world. 7.Production system of non-conflict herbal biomass with foods. 8.Development and improvement of herbal biomass,miscanthus and bioenergy rice. 9.Production and use of woody biomass. -Production system of woody biomass. 10.Energy balance of woody biomass use. 11.Converting technologies from biomass to bioenergy. 12.Converting technologies and system for biomass use. -Converting technologies to biofuels. -Converting systems for heat, electricity and mechanical energy. 13.Challenges and prospect of energy conversion from biomass. Material flow and energy flow in biomass system. 14.Environmental load in biomass system, (6)Green biomass project at TUAT 15.Review |
| Prerequisites |
| Students are recommended to spend the standard amount of time as specified by the University |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Handout will be given each course. |
| References |
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Japanese institute of energy (Edt) Biomass Handbook, Ohmsha, 2002 Kitani, O. Biomass, biological resources and environment, Corona Pub., 2004. Bassam, N. El. Energy plant species, Koseisha, 2004. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Class participation and reports. Grading will be based on the performance of participation in class (50%) and reports (50%). Report 5 Issues（A4 version, 2 pages） ①Biomass Policy and Economy ②Production and Use of Herbaceous Biomass ③Problems and International Cooperation in Developing Countries ④Production and Use of Woody Biomass ⑤Biomass Conversion and Circulation) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| I would like students to develop a deep understanding bioenergy. |
| Course keywords |
| bioenegy crop |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
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| Last update |
| 3/23/2022 11:57:02 AM |