Courses

SEM. 1 - FUNDAMENTALS

Students in Wroclaw, Poland

Courses provided by:

WUST

UCLM

LUT

module 1 - Bio-based materials

Nature of bio-materials (2 ECTS)
Recovery of bio-components (3 ECTS)
Bio-components characterization (3 ECTS)
Modification of recovered bio-components (2 ECTS)

MODULE 2 - BIO-PRODUCTS PROCESSES

Operations unit and reactors of biomass treatment I (5 ECTS + 1 ECTS)

MODULE 3 - BIO-REFINERY

Lignocellulosic resources (1 ECTS)
Chemical-thermal biomass conversion (2 ECTS)

MODULE 4 - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

Life cycle assessment (1 ECTS)
Environmental impact (1 ECTS)
Good laboratory practice (2 ECTS)

MODULE 5 - PRACTICAL SKILLS

Research methodology (2 ECTS)
Chemicals safety (1 ECTS)

MODULE 6 - ADDITIONAL COURSES

Polish language and culture elective, Basic Spanish and culture elective (3 ECTS)
Sport elective (0 ECTS)
Philosophy of science (1 ECTS)

SEM. 2 - ENGINEERING

Students in Ciudad Real, Spain

Courses provided by:

WUST

UCLM

LUT

MODULE 1 - BIO-BASED MATERIALS

Bio-based materials fabrication (2 ECTS + 1 ECTS)

MODULE 2 - BIO-PRODUCTS PROCESSES

Operations unit and reactors of biomass treatment II (5 ECTS)
Design and optimization of bioprocesses by simulators (4 ECTS)
Dynamic and control of bioprocesses (3 ECTS)

MODULE 3 - BIO-REFINERY

Chemical and mechanical fractionation (3 ECTS + 1 ECTS)

MODULE 4 - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

Bioproducts valorization and waste management (4 ECTS)

MODULE 5 - PRACTICAL SKILLS

Knowledge management and communication skills (3 ECTS)

MODULE 6 - ADDITIONAL COURSES

Spanish language and culture elective, Finnish language elective (4 ECTS)

Intersemestral Summer School and Intership

The student is required to complete 2-4 weeks internship during the summer period between the 1st and the 2nd years of study. Students can do internships at the SBBE Partner or Associate Partners. Students could also do the internships at any other company or institution if the topic is related to the SBBE program. Such internship must be approved in advance by the Consortium.

SEM. 3 – APPLICATIONS

Students in Lappeenranta, Finland

Courses provided by:

WUST

UCLM

LUT

MODULE 1 - BIO-BASED MATERIALS

Bio-based sorbents, fertilizers, and food additives (1 ECTS)
Bio-based chemicals and consumer products (3 ECTS)

MODULE 2 - BIO-PRODUCTS PROCESSES

Sustainable bio-products technologies (2 ECTS)

MODULE 3 - BIO-REFINERY

Separations by filtration in biorefining (4 ECTS)
Separations by adsorption in biorefining (3 ECTS)
Lignocellulosic bio-refinery (5 ECTS)

MODULE 4 - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

Business models and market analysis (2 ECTS + 1 ECTS)

MODULE 5 - PRACTICAL SKILLS

Design and optimization of experiments (4 ECTS)

MODULE 6 - ADDITIONAL COURSES

Finish language and culture (4 ECTS)

Sem. 4 - Master project

elective

National Master Degrees

WUST  (Magister Inżynierii Chemicznej) Chemical Engineering

UCLM (Conjunto en Ingeniería de Bioproductos y Biomasa Sostenible) Master in Sustainable Biomass and Bioproducts Engineering

LUT (Kemiantekniikka) Chemical Engineering and Water Treatment