- Docente: Andrea Monti
- Credits: 6
- SSD: AGR/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (cod. 9235)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge gain on challenges, constrains and benefits from developing bioenergy and biorefinery agro-systems at national and international levels. Examples of projects and applications of bioenergy and biorefineries with particular focus on biomass crops and environmental impacts.
Course contents
Frontal lessons (40 h): Introduction, definitions and perspectives of bioenergy and biorefinery with particular focus on agro-energy systems. Food and bioenergy/biorefinery: integration or competition? Biofuels, biogas, CHP and feedstocks for emerging bio-based industries. Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment – LCA to determine environmental impacts.
Knowledge gain: Innovation, challenges and opportunities from developing bioenergy and biorefinery value chains. Biomass and oil crops. Life Cycle Assessment for the evaluation of environmental assessment tools.
Practical activities (20 h): Exercises on sustainability assessment of bioenergy and biorefinery systems. Visits at bioenergy and biorefinery plants and to the experimental farm of UNIBO to see some biomass crops. Exercises for the assessment of environmental impacts through common LCA tools.
Readings/Bibliography
Lecture notes and slides provided by the teacher
Teaching methods
Frontal and interactive lessons, and exercizes
Assessment methods
Interview with 2-3 questions (about 15-20 minutes)
Teaching tools
none
Office hours
See the website of Andrea Monti
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.