| Recommended semester: 7th - 9th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures, exercises, guest-lectures, laboratory work, project work excursion |
Evaluation: Project report
Exercises (50%) and project (50%); external examination |
| Examination: 13-scale |
| Prerequisites: 27000, 27001 |
| Preferred prerequisites: 27262, 27961 |
| No credit points with: 27021 |
| Aim: To give the students a basic understanding of anaerobic microbial processes of importance for biotechnological use of anaerobic microbes. The area contains production of bioenergy (biogas, bioethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen), enzymes and chemicals with the emphasis of anaerobes at extreme conditions. The use of anaerobic processes will be discussed in a national and international perspective. |
| Contents: Anaerobic microbes- their biology and physiology. The biogas process and its control. Production of bioethanol from corn / grain and biomass. Pretreatment of biomass. Biological production of hydrogen. Production of polylactat for bio-degradable plastics. Enzymes from anaerobes. |
| Contact: Birgitte Kiær Ahring, building 227, (+45) 4525 6183, birgitte.k.ahring@biocentrum.dtu.dk |
| Department: 027 BioCentrum-DTU |
| Updated: 01-02-2002 |
