MBG 640E - Bioenergy&Biofuels

Course Objectives

1- To provide students with sufficient information about alternative clean energy production.
2- Provide information and insights about biofuels.
3- Provide information about the contribution of modern molecular biology and biotechnology as future solutions to one of the global targets of the world, clean energy production.

Course Description

Bioenergy sources, biofuel production and traditional and modern approaches, plant renewable energy resources, biodiesel, conversion of oil and similar high-energy compounds to energy, biological ethanol, methanol, hydrogen and electricity production, microbial fuel cells, exploitation of microbial genomes for energy production will be the focus.