Information Package / Course Catalogue
Energy Producıng From Lıvıng Things (bıoenergy)
Course Code: ÇS011
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Providing information on solid (compost, fertilizer, etc.), liquid (biodiesel, bioethanol, etc.), gaseous (biogas, syngaz, leangaz, poor gas, etc.) fuel and electricity production facilities (biogas plant, incineration, pyrolysis, gasification plant, etc.) from biomass products and biological agricultural products such as domestic, animal, forester and agricultural wastes.

Course Content

What are the definitions and types of bioenergy. Bioenergy products and processes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Know bioenergy products.
2.Know the types of Bio Energy.
3.Knows the processes of obtaining bioenergy.
4.Know the use of plant wastes in obtaining energy.
5.Knows the processes of electricity production from biological products in solid, liquid and gaseous form.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mustafa ACAROĞLU, Alternative energy resources. Nobel Publishing
2.Nedim SARAÇOĞLU, Global Climate Change, Bioenergy and Energy Forestry. Elif Publishing
3.http://www.emo.org.tr/ekler/bee909821a8c133_ek.pdf
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is Bioenergy? What are Bioenergy Types?
Week 2 - Theoretical
What is biogas, what products, how to obtain?
Week 3 - Theoretical
Use of vegetable, animal and municipal wastes in obtaining biogas.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Energy recovery from wastes and treatment plants.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Fermentation technologies and their simple applications.
Week 6 - Theoretical
What is biomass energy, what products, how to obtain?
Week 7 - Theoretical
Use of agricultural and industrial wastes as biomass.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Use of agricultural and industrial wastes as biomass. (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Use of domestic and forest waste as biomass.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Thermal technologies.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Compost technologies.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Pellet-briquette technologies.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Biodiesel and bioethanol production.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Laboratory application
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Verbal Examination1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Final Rate1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Reading120112
Individual Work130113
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
OÇ-2
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
OÇ-3
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
OÇ-5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026