Liquefaction of Biomass - Fundamentals and Practice (2026)
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Welcome to Liquefaction of Biomass - Fundamentals and Practice
Description:
The course is designed ...
Welcome to Liquefaction of Biomass - Fundamentals and Practice
Description:
The course is designed for biofuels and biomass liquefaction technology in the context of energy and chemical products. The course will introduce fundamental principles of liquefaction, focusing on hydrothermal liquefaction. Based on this, it will move on to upgrading technology for biocrude and drop-in biofuels approach. Furthermore, the course discusses process analysis and design, process modeling tools, and process implementation.
Including learning objectives: The student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
• Describe the pretreatment techniques and assess biomass resources dedicated to bioenergy production.
• Analyze and evaluate biomass conversion processes to fuel or energy, including mass and energy balances.
• Explain the fundamentals of the HTL process and its technical challenges.
• Describe the critical parameters for the upgrading of biocrude.
• Analyze feedstock and product characterization.
• Explain process modeling and techno-economic analysis.
Prerequisites:
The participant must have knowledge and competences similar to an engineer with a M.Sc. in chemical or process engineering.
Organizer: Associate Professor, Saqib Sohail Toor
Lecturers: Associate Professor Saqib Sohail Toor, Associate Professor Thomas Helmer Pedersen, Associate Professor Daniele Castello, Assistant Professor Abdenour Achour, Assistant Professor Kamaldeep Sharma, AAU Energy
ECTS: 3
Time: 2, 3, 4 March 2026
Place: Aalborg University, AAU Energi
City: Aalborg
Number of seats: 30
Deadline: 9 February 2026
Important information concerning PhD courses:
There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.
We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.
For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.