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Process engineering for the bioeconomy

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  • Welcome!

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    • Welcome to Process Engineering for the Bioeconomy!

      The concept of the “bioeconomy” has been very popular for several decades and is seen as a key to solving various social challenges (e.g. scarcity of resources or climate change) in order to enable a stable supply, prosperity and healthy living conditions for all. You can find out what is behind this and how the concept came about here. 
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  • 1. What is bioeconomy?

    Here, you can explore the origins of the concept of "bioeconomy" and understand what it entails.

  • 2. Resources for the bioeconomy

    The bioeconomy is based on organic raw materials derived from animals, plants, fungi, algae or microorganisms. This so-called biomass, as well as its resiudes and waste, can be used to generate energy or new products.

  • 3. Plant-based pharmaceuticals

    Herbal remedies are usually complex mixtures of substances. The effect then arises from the entire cocktail. Find out here how they are obtained.

  • 4. Insects as protein source

     Here you can find out what is behind the production of food and feed from insects.

  • 5. Manufacturing of viscose

    Through a series of conversion steps, wood can be transformed into fiber, which is then woven into soft and flowing fabrics. Here, you can learn about the manufacturing process and the necessary procedures involved.

  • 6. Bioplastics

    Bioplastics are plastics that are either biobased or biodegradable. Get to know the different types of biodegradable plastic here.

  • 7. Biorefinery concept

    Biorefineries try to extract as many valuable substances and products as possible from biomass using a technical system. With this zero-waste approach, they represent the concept of the bioeconomy in perfection.

  • 8. Biogas production

     

    Biogas is seen as an alternative to fossil natural gas. How and from which materials is biogas actually produced? How does the process work and what potential is there?

  • 9. Bio-based aviation fuel


    Compared to petroleum-based fuels, the greenhouse gas emissions of bio-based fuels should be at least 50 % lower. Most of the advanced fuels already produced today are based on agricultural biomass resources and are therefore referred to as biofuels.

  • 10. Building and construction

    Substituting conventional construction materials with renewable raw materials offers an important starting point for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the construction sector.

  • 11. Environment and sustainability

    Environmental management in the bioeconomy uses the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle to minimize environmental impact and promote sustainable development.

  • 12. Nature-Based Solutions

    This final chapter will provide an outlook on the development and production of further bioeconomy products.

  • Completion


    Here you can see what you have learned, give feedback and download your confirmation of participation.

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      Congratulations!

      You have reached the end of the course and are now completing your journey in this topic. It's great that you've made it this far! I hope you were able to take away a lot of exciting new information from this course, broaden your horizons and learn something new. At the same time, of course, I also hope that you enjoyed engaging with the content.

    • What you have learned:

       
      • You are familiar with important processes for processing, converting and refining biogenic raw materials
      • You have learned about new research results in the field
      • You are familiar with interesting aspects of bioeconomics and you now have an overview of them.