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
- Drying technology
- Biorefineries
- New materials and processes
- Selected unit operations in bioindustrial processes, such as for instance evaporation, bleaching, and extrusion.
The final part of the course is a project in which students engage in in-depth study of a research question related to the concept of bioeconomy.
- 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
- Drying technology
- Biorefineries
- New materials and processes
- Selected unit operations in bioindustrial processes, such as for instance evaporation, bleaching, and extrusion.
The final part of the course is 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 ECTS credits in the Master of Science programme in Chemical Engineering or Industrial Management, with 30 ECTS credits in Chemistry and 30 ECTS credits in Chemical Engineering completed, or registered for 60 ECTS credits of Chemistry with 30 ECTS credits completed and 90 ECTS credits of Chemical Engineering with 45 ECTS credits completed, 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.
This course is included in the following programme
- Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (studied during year 4)