Numbering Code	G-ENE01 63121 LJ28 G-ENE01 63121 LJ80	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	Master's students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Tue.2
Instructor name	KAWAMOTO HARUO (Graduate School of Energy Science Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This course provides an overview of the role of plants, mainly forests, in energy and environmental issues, and discusses various biomass resources and their use as bioenergy and bio-chemicals.
Course Goals	To understand the role of plants in energy and environmental issues, and to understand the types and characteristics of biomass resources and their conversion methods for utilization as energy and chemicals.
Schedule and Contents	Contents of the lecture 1. Energy and environmental issues and biomass (1 week) 2. Role of forest in carbon cycle on earth (1 week) 3. Types of biomass, tissue structure, chemical composition (1 week) 4. Solid biofuel (3 weeks) 　4-1. Fuel characteristics of biomass, unused wood, biomass power generation 　4-2. Pellets 　4-3. Charcoal, torrefaction, carbon sequestration 5. liquid biofuel (4 weeks) 　5-1. bioethanol 　5-2. biodiesel 6. Gaseous fuel (biomethane) (1 week) 7. Bioplastics, biochemicals (1 week) 8. Future energy/chemical utilization technologies (3 weeks) 　8-1. Bio-oil and chemicals production by fast pyrolysis 　8-2. Gasification for power generation and petroleum synthesis
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Evaluation will be based on assignment (85%) and class performance (15%).
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Before the class: not in particular After the class: literature survey relating to the topics in the class
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Handout is delivered at the class.