After successful completion of the course, students are able to describe the technological possibilitis for the energtic utilization of biomass. The lecture aims a the support of the present aims of the European Energy Policy. 

• Potential of biomass worldwide
• Important kinds of plant for thermal utilization
• Harvesting and upgrading of biofuels
• Characterization of biofuels
• Fundamental of thermal conversion
• Combustion of biofuels and applications
• Gasification of biofuels and state of technology
• Pyrolysis of biofuels and state of technology
• Future perspectives

As a part of the present lectur following methods are applied:

* electronic lecture note provided in TUWEL,

* power point slides,

* supporte with sound and video of relevant experts,

* additional electronic material based on latest relevant publications,

* collaborative discussion of relevant questions at the present time,

* summarizing illustration of main relevant information.

The access link to the "Virtual Class Room" can be found within the TUWEL online course system.

Oral exam.

Lecture notes for this course are available.  These notes are available as pdf online in Tiss resp. can be purchased at the institute of Chemical Engineering als black/white printout (Marcus Hrbek, Sabine Radauscher, Irene Cepak).