CHE5805 Waste management and biomass transformation
Faculty of Engineering
CHE5805 Waste management and biomass transformation is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Overview
Waste management is of vital importance in every country. This unit examines the engineering and scientific principles of effluent and solid waste management, which can be applied in a palm oil industry, starting from an oil palm plantation to an oleochemical plant. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the structure of the waste management hierarchy, which is currently applied in the palm oil industry, ranging from waste avoidance, waste minimization, recycling, reuse and finally treatment of wastes. Additionally, this new unit provides knowledge and skills on the most advanced and innovative processing of oil palm biomass as well as the process development elements for the production of biofuels and bio-products.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Appraise the use of technology in managing wastes generated from palm oil industries.
- 2
Address the challenges in palm oil industries and formulate sustainable approaches to promote sustainability.
- 3
Research biomass pre-treatment, biomass processing and biofuel production using suitable experimental plans.
- 4
Design the principles of different biomass processing to produce value-added products.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities48 hours
- Applied sessions24 hours
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Low Liang Ee
- Dr Wu Ta Yeong
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Wu Ta Yeong
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CHE5805?
CHE5805 has no prerequisites.
When is CHE5805 offered?
In 2022, CHE5805 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is CHE5805?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.