Forest bioeconomy - processes, energy and products

The course covers the following:

• The concepts of bioeconomy and circularity
• The forest as a provider of ecosystem services, including biomass
• Forest biodiversity
• Conflicts of interest in sustainable land use
• Foundations of environmental ethics
• 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 also provides process and systems knowledge applicable to industrial operations, such as:

• Sawmilling
• Wooden construction
• Mechanical and chemical pulp production
• Paper production technology
• Solid biofuels
• Drying technology
• Biorefineries
• New materials and processes
• Selected unit operations in bioindustrial processes, based on fundamental chemical engineering processes

Laboratory sessions are included, plus a project in which students engage in in-depth study of a research question related to the concept of bioeconomy.

Progressive specialisation: A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Master's level

Admission requirements: Registered for 170 credits in the Master of Science Programme in Chemical Engineering or Industrial Management, with 30 credits in Chemistry and 30 credits in Chemical Engineering completed, including Separation processes, or registered for 60 credits in Chemistry with 30 credits completed and 90 credits in Chemical Engineering with 45 credits completed. In addition, upper secondary level Swedish 3 or Swedish as a second language 3 and English 6, or Swedish level 3 or Swedish as second language level 3, and English level 2.An equivalence assessment can be made.

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.

This course is included in the following programme

• Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (studied during year 4)