Renewable Energy Engineering: Biomass Energy Systems

- Classification of energy resources

- Broad classification and compositional analysis

- Characteristics and properties of biomass

- Properties and structural components of biomass

- Biomass residues and energy conversion routes :

- Utilisation of biomass through bio-chemical and thermo-chemical routes

- Conversion mechanism of biomass to biogas and its properties

- Classification of biogas plants

- Bioconversion of substrates into alcohol

- Thermo-chemical conversion, torrefaction and combustion processes

- Thermo-chemical conversion of biomass to solid, liquid and gaseous fuels

- Gasification process

- Thermo-chemical conversion processes: pyrolysis, liquefaction and conversion processes