Forest bioeconomy - processes, energy and products
15.0 ECTS creditsThe course comprises the following components:
- The concepts of bioeconomy and circularity
- The forest as a resource and biological diversity
- Policy instruments in bioeconomy
- Forestry and harvesting techniques
- Resource management in industrial processes
- The development of biomass from the perspective of evolution
- Wood and fibre morphology
- The chemical structure of biomass
- The environmental impact of forest industry processes
The course provides knowledge of the following processes:
- Sawmilling
- Wooden construction
- Mechanical and chemical pulp production
- Paper production technology
- Solid biofuels
- Biorefineries
- New materials and processes
- Selected unit operations in bioindustrial processes, such as for instance drying, pelleting, and extrusion.
A laboratory project concludes the course. Students plan, conduct, and evaluate an experiment in bioenergy or purification technology that addresses a research question, according to instructions and within given time frames. This involves analysis of results and presentation of findings with visual aids (such as diagrams, graphs, and images) to support and enhance their presentation.
- The concepts of bioeconomy and circularity
- The forest as a resource and biological diversity
- Policy instruments in bioeconomy
- Forestry and harvesting techniques
- Resource management in industrial processes
- The development of biomass from the perspective of evolution
- Wood and fibre morphology
- The chemical structure of biomass
- The environmental impact of forest industry processes
The course provides knowledge of the following processes:
- Sawmilling
- Wooden construction
- Mechanical and chemical pulp production
- Paper production technology
- Solid biofuels
- Biorefineries
- New materials and processes
- Selected unit operations in bioindustrial processes, such as for instance drying, pelleting, and extrusion.
A laboratory project concludes the course. Students plan, conduct, and evaluate an experiment in bioenergy or purification technology that addresses a research question, according to instructions and within given time frames. This involves analysis of results and presentation of findings with visual aids (such as diagrams, graphs, and images) to support and enhance their presentation.
Progressive specialisation:
A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Master's level
Admission requirements
Registered for 180 ECTS credits in the Master of Science programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Industrial Management, plus Sustainable development, 7.5 ECTS credits, and Thermal fluid sciences, 7.5 ECTS credits, plus upper secondary level Swedish 3 or Swedish as a second language 3 and English 6, or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.