Curricula

Objectives

Bioengineering is a Bachelor's level elective course. It focuses on the forest industry segment.
You will understand the basics of the fundamental processes behind the pulp and paperboard production and the economical principles of the global forest industry and bioeconomy.
You can name and understand the basic processes and main components of mechanical forest industry and pulp, paper and board making production lines.
During team work you will define the opportunities and challenges for producing a specific bioproduct or biofuel from a specific feedstock.

Content

During the course you will study:
- the basics of Finnish and Scandinavian forest industry and its significance globally
- the basics of environmental protection and forest industry business
- the ‘systems’ approach required to produce sustainable bioenergy and bioproducts
- the basic chemical reactions and engineering systems require to convert biomass feedstocks into value-added products
- biomass production systems and how to match feedstocks and products

Time and location

This is an intensive 7-day course from Monday, Oct. 24 to Tuesday, November 1.

On the first five implementation days, there are 2-3 lecturing hours and some teamwork and on the last two implementation days, there are presentations of student teams.

Lectures and teamwork are implemented at Jamk Rajakatu campus, Rajakatu 35, every course day at 9-12.
Classrooms:
Mon, Oct. 24 - Thu, Oct. 27 at BP05.2
Fri, Oct. 28 at D148
Mon, Oct. 31 at BP05.1
Tue, Nov. 1 at BP07.1

Learning materials and recommended literature

Will be imformed later.

Teaching methods

Lectures, oral and written presentations and teamwork.

Main teacher Dr. Stephen Kelley from North Carolina State University (NCSU), USA
Coordinator Anneli Kakko, firstname.lastname@jamk.fi, +358400719531

International connections

Jamk own and exchange students will have lectures and teamwork at Jamk Rajakatu campus, Rajakatu 35.
HNU students will take part in this course by zoom connection in China.

Alternative completion methods

Jamk own and exchange students will have lectures and teamwork at Jamk Rajakatu campus, Rajakatu 35.
Huai'an Normal University (HNU) students will take part in this course by zoom connection in China.

Student workload

Drat schedule of this course:

Monday, Oct. 24, 2-3 hr lectures, with breaks
• Introductions to JAMK and NCSU (Mrs. Anneli Kakko and Professor Kelley)
• Introductions to the course and project (Professor Kelley)
• Introductions to Bioenergy System – biomass chemistry, harvesting, conversion and sustainability (Professor Kelley)

After class work with Team
• Organize teams for project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Yuzhen Zhou at HNU)
• JAMK - Discussion on sustainable aviation fuels (SFA)
• HNU - Feedstocks and products assigned to teams

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Introduction biomass production, and supply (Professor Kelley)
• Guest Lecture – Integrated Analysis of Biomass Supply Systems, Dr. Kai Lan, Yale Postdoc

After class work with Team
• JAMK - Identify alternative feedstocks for SAF
• HNU - Identify alternative feedstocks preferred for specific products
• Work on teams project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Zhou at HNU)

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Details of Biochemical processes (Professor Kelley)
• Key chemical and engineering details
• Guest Lecture – NCSU PhD graduate student from China

After class work with Team
• HNU - Identify conversion route for Team’s product
• JAMK - Identify specific conversion route for SAF
• Work on team project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Zhou at HNU)

Homework – submitted to Moodle - Questions on Biomass terms (from reading) (Professor Kelley)


Thursday, Oct. 27, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Details of Thermochemical processes (Professor Kelley)
• Key chemical and engineering details

After class work with Team
• HNU - Identify conversion route for Team’s product
• JAMK - Identify specific conversion route for SAF
• Work on team project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Zhou at HNU)

Friday, Oct. 28, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Introduction to anaerobic digestion and biogas (Professor Zhou)
• Introductions to TEA and LCA (Professor Kelley)
• Introductions to value added products (Professor Kelley)

After class work with Team
• Work on team project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Zhou at HNU)

Weekend – gather more details on the team ‘projects’

Monday, Oct. 31, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Team presentations

Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Team presentations
• Class celebration

Content scheduling

Drat schedule of this course:

Monday, Oct. 24, 2-3 hr Lectures, with breaks
• Introductions to JAMK and NCSU (Mrs. Anneli Kakko and Professor Kelley)
• Introductions to the course and project (Professor Kelley)
• Introductions to Bioenergy System – biomass chemistry, harvesting, conversion and sustainability (Professor Kelley)

After class work with Team
• Organize teams for project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Yuzhen Zhou at HNU)
• JAMK - Discussion on sustainable aviation fuels (SFA)
• HNU - Feedstocks and products assigned to teams

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Introduction biomass production, and supply (Professor Kelley)
• Guest Lecture – Integrated Analysis of Biomass Supply Systems, Dr. Kai Lan, Yale Postdoc

After class work with Team
• JAMK - Identify alternative feedstocks for SAF
• HNU - Identify alternative feedstocks preferred for specific products
• Work on teams project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Zhou at HNU)

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2-3 hr with breaks)
• Details of Biochemical processes (Professor Kelley)
• Key chemical and engineering details
• Guest Lecture – NCSU PhD graduate student from China

After class work with Team
• HNU - Identify conversion route for Team’s product
• JAMK - Identify specific conversion route for SAF
• Work on team project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Zhou at HNU)

Homework – submitted to Moodle - Questions on Biomass terms (from reading) (Professor Kelley)


Thursday, Oct. 27, 2-3 hr with breaks)
• Details of Thermochemical processes (Professor Kelley)
• Key chemical and engineering details

After class work with Team
• HNU - Identify conversion route for Team’s product
• JAMK - Identify specific conversion route for SAF
• Work on team project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Zhou at HNU)

Friday, Oct. 28, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Introduction to anaerobic digestion and biogas (Professor Zhou)
• Introductions to TEA and LCA (Professor Kelley)
• Introductions to value added products (Professor Kelley)

After class work with Team
• Work on team project (Professor Kelley at JAMK, Professor Zhou at HNU)

Weekend – gather more details on the team ‘projects’

Monday, Oct. 31, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Team presentations

Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2-3 hr with breaks
• Team presentations
• Class celebration

Further information for students

pass/fail

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

You will be present at all lectures and take part in team works.
You will complete seminar presentations and laboratory works.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites