Utilization of woody biomass in energy production
| Title | Ενεργειακή αξιοποίηση ξυλώδους μάζας / Utilization of woody biomass in energy production |
| Code | Μ23-ΑΔ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Forestry and Natural Environment |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016346 |
Programme of Study: Sustainable Management of Forest and Natural Ecosystems: Protection, Production and Exploitation
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oikología-Prostasía-Diatīrīsī Fýsīs | Elective Courses belonging to the other | Winter | - | 5 |
| Techniká Érga, Paragōgī kai Axiopoíīsī Xylṓdous Viomázas | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | Winter | - | 5 |
| Diacheírisī-Anáptyxī Dasṓn & Fysikṓn Pórōn | Elective Courses belonging to the other | Winter | - | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600263225
|
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600263225
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=15829
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
None.
Learning Outcomes
The student who has successfully completed the course will be able to:
- Know and evaluate the quality characteristics of forest biomass and other similar raw materials that can (either purely or combined) be used in the production of biofuels
- Know both biofuel production technologies and parameters that affect product quality
- Know and evaluate the quality characteristics of biofuels.
- Know the procedures for determining the quality characteristics of biofuels
- Know the quality systems and certification procedures of biofuels
- Know the effects of biofuel use on the Environment and Health
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
- Energy and climate change
- Energy and woody biomass
- Types of biofuels (solids, gases, liquid biofuels, emphasis on solid biofuels)
- Main sources of biofuels (raw materials, characteristics of forest biomass depending on the type of plant tissue)
- Production of solid biofuels (methods, equipment, production parameters)
- Quality characteristics and certification of solid biofuels (calorific value, ash content, moisture content, elemental analysis, spatial density, mechanical strength, etc.)
- The market of solid biofuels in Greece and in the world (trade balance, usage rates, etc.)
- Impact of biofuel use on the Environment and Health
Keywords
energy, biomass, wood, woody biomass, lignocellulosic biomass
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 65 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 60 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 2 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 153 |
Student Assessment
Description
Submission of a written essay, presentation and examination at the end of the semester.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Prakash Kumar Sarangi / Sonil Nanda / Pravakar Mohanty, 2018. Recent Advancements in Biofuels and Bioenergy Utilization. HEAL-Link Springer ebooks.
Additional bibliography for study
Kamperidou V., Lykidis C., Barmpoutis P., 2017. Assessment of the Thermal Characteristics of Pellets Made of Agricultural Crop Residues Mixed with Wood. BioResources 12 (4): 9263-9272. DOI: 10.15376/biores.12.4.9263-9272.
Kamperidou V., Lykidis C., Barmpoutis P., 2018. Utilization of wood and bark of fast-growing hardwood species in energy production. Journal of Forest Science 64, 2018, (4): 1-7.
Kamperidou V., Terzopoulou P., Barboutis I., 2021. Marginal lands providing tree-crop biomass as feedstock for solid biofuels. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining (Wiley). https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2235.
Kamperidou V., Terzopoulou P. 2021. Anaerobic Digestion of Lignocellulosic Waste Materials. Sustainability 13 (12810), DOI: 10.3390/su132212810.
Kamperidou V. 2022. Quality Analysis of Commercially Available Wood Pellets and Correlations between Pellets Characteristics. Energies 15(2865), DOI: 10.3390/en15082865
Terzopoulou P., Kamperidou V., Lykidis C., 2022. Cypress Wood and Bark Residues Chemical Characterization and Utilization as Fuel Pellets Feedstock. Forests 13(8):1303, DOI: 10.3390/f13081303.
Lykidis C., Kamperidou V., Mantanis G., 2023. The Use of Black Pine Bark for Improving the Properties of Wood Pellets. Forests 2023, 14(6), 1069; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14061069.
Zafeiroudis, A., Kamperidou, V., Barboutis, I., 2024. Utilization of olive tree pruning residues in wood pellets. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 82, 1713–1724 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-024-02114-x
Pyrovolos A., Kamperidou V., 2025. Utilization of aromatic plants residual biomass after distillation mixed with wood in solid biofuels production. Renewable Energy (Elsevier) 248 (2025) 123198.
Morfopoulos N., Kamperidou V., Fermentation Technologies of Lignocellulosic Waste Feedstocks for bioethanol production. Forests-3626463. MDPI Special Issue
Last Update
30-06-2025
