Guia docente 2020_21 Escola de Enxeñaría de Minas e Enerxía

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Current energetic panorama	The current energetic model. Consumption of energy and forecasts of future. Distribution of the energetic consumption by sectors. Main sources of energy. Main fuels employed in the transport. Dependency of the energy of the transport on the oil.
Fuels derived of the biomass	Definition of biomass. The possibilities that offers the biomass like source of energetic resources. Types of biomass. Chemical composition of the biomass. Upgrading alternatives for biomass. Thermochemical Processes: combustion, pyrolysis, liquefaction and gasification. Biomass biorefyneries. Life cycle assessment of fuels.
Bioetanol	Definition. Characteristics and properties. Raw Materials used for its production. Processes for the production of bioethanol from amylaceous and lignocellulosic materials.
Biodiesel	Definition. Characteristics and Properties. Raw material used for its production. Biodiesel of first, second and third generation. Transesterification Reaction. Processes for the production of biodiesel. Glycerol. Applications of the Glycerol.
Green fuels	Biobutanol Production. Fermentation: ABE process (Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol). Properties and applications of the biobutanol. Production of biometanol. Properties and applications of the biometanol. Hydrobiodiesel or Green diesel.
Synthetic fuels	Processes and products BTL, CTL and GTL. Gasification, pyrolysis and liquefaction. Bergius Process Karrick Process Mobil Process STG+ Process Fischer-Tropsch Process
The Hydrogen	Hydrogen Economy. Hydrogen as a energetic vector. Characteristic of hydrogen as a fuel Hydrogen production from biomass. Reformed with steam. Partial oxidation. Autothermal Reforming. Hhydrogen production from coal and biomass. Hydrogen production from water: Principles of electrolysis Types of electrolyzers. Thermal Methods. Thermal Cycles. Biological Methods. Hydrogen Storage.
Fuel cells	Definition. General diagram. Types of fuel cells, components, operation diagrams and applications. Thermodynamic basis of fuel cells. Kinetic of electrochemical reactions. Fuel cells stacks.