After successful completion of the course, students are able to define sustainability and to describe the necessary boundary conditions for sustainable processes. Sustainable substrates as basis for energetic or product oriented borefineries and process optimization methodes will be developed. Besides the assessment of technical factors, the students will be able to estimate the ecological impact with the application of life cycle calculation methods (LCA) and on that basis a first technological impact assessment will be possible.

Definition and boundary conditions of sustainability

Compilition of sustainable Substrates for biorefineries

Introduction in process optimization methodes

Discussion of case studies of sustainable processes

Discussion of assessment methods for sustainable processes

Formulation of the of basics for the analyses of sustainability and life cycle calculation. Formulation of the boundary conditions for sustainable technical production processes based on case studies.

Presentation and written exam