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| Code | TB0070 |
| Name | Sustainable Biogas Production from Field Crops |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Doktora Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
Learns the basic concepts and principles of biogas production from field crops.
Course Content
The basic principles of biogas production, the importance of biogas digestate in terms of sustainable agriculture, and plant characteristics and cultivation techniques of field crops that can be used in biogas production will be discussed.
Course Precondition
No prerequisite
Resources
Biomass to renewable energy processes, Handbook of bionergy crop plants.
Notes
Perennial grasses for bioenergy and bioproducts. Handbook of bioenergy crop plants.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands the basic principles of biogas production. |
| LO02 | Learns the plant characteristics and cultivation techniques of field crops that can be used in biogas production. |
| LO03 | Learn feedstock characteristics required for biogas production. |
| LO04 | Understands the importance of the use of biogas digestate in agricultural production in terms of sustainability. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. | |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. | 4 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area. | |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods. | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They determine a problem independently in field crops subject, provide solutions, evaluate the results and implement whenever required. | 3 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They are qualified to solve a problem in their field. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. | 4 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. | 2 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biogas definition and fuel properties | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 2 | Raw Materials Used in Biogas Production | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Anaerobic digestion | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | Factors Affecting Biogas Production | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | Feedstock characteristics | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Biogas Production in the World and in Turkey | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Advantages of biogas production | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Midterm exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | usage areas of biogas | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Advantages of biogas digestate | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | Use of biogas digestate in agriculture | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 12 | Biogas production from maize | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 13 | Biogas production from sorghum | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Biogas production from perennial grasses | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | Other crops (sunflower, cactus, cereals, etc.,) | Reading article | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 16 | Final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||