Master Biomass ad Waste for Energy and Materials (BiWEM) ACCREDITATION Master submitted to the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research for accreditation. Expected opening in September 2016. KEY WORDS Renewable feedstocks, eco-technology, processing, design, assessment, environmental burdens, green business, social responsability SCHOOL PROPOSING THE MASTER Mines Albi, in co-accreditation with Institut Mines Telecom, Paris, France LANGUAGE OF TEACHING English INCENTIVE Given the current context of natural resource depletion, environmental and public health crises related to air and water pollution, pressures on energy supplies, we are facing a paradigm shift. The linear model take, make, consume and dispose is progressively being replaced by a 4R approach repair, refurbish, reuse and recycle. The circular economy is becoming day after day a new development strategy for nations. Better eco-design, waste prevention and reuse bring significant net savings for businesses, while also reducing environmental harm and bringing new job opportunities. Turning biomass and waste into a valuable resource is at the heart of this strategy. Generating new materials, processes and markets requires global high-level training, including science, technology, regulatory knowledge, management and economics. All these innovative systems will emerge at the crossroads of process engineering, chemistry, fluid mechanics, thermal science, environmental sciences and economics as well as social sciences and humanities. BiWEM was created to satisfy the growing needs of this dynamic sector. COURSE AIMS The objectives of BiWEM are to provide students with a sound theoretical and practical specialised knowledge in the field of biomass and waste processing. Students in the program will acquire the ability to design economically viable biological or thermochemical processes for the conversion of biomass and waste into new materials or energy carriers, within a sustainable development frame. Consequently, BiWEM focus on chemical engineering but
also includes courses on economics, international regulations and on certain areas of the social sciences and humanities. PROGRAM This is a full-time program of 2 years divided into four s: lectures, tutorials and practical work over the 3 academic s followed by an internship of one in a company or in a public research lab. The program is composed of five teaching blocks, including an integrated team project over the three academic s under the supervision of expert practitioners. During the 6-month MSc thesis, students have the opportunity to consolidate and improve the knowledge and the skills being taught. Students are supervised by a tutor from the host organization and by a senior lecturer from Mines Albi. Thesis is concluded by the preparation of a final report and an oral dissertation in front of a jury. 1. Environmental and social economic issues (26 ECTS) Ethics, management and economics of the environment Corporate social responsibility Ecotechnologies and innovation Global environmental business 2. Fundamental science and generic engineering tools (20 ECTS) Fundamentals of transport phenomena, applied chemistry, biochemistry, metabolic pathways Generic numerical and experimental methods for process optimization and engineering Process modeling, integration and assessment 3. Fundamentals for renewable resource conversion (22 ECTS) Resource availability, collection and sustainability Biomass and waste pre-processing Fundamentals of biological and thermochemical reactor design Gas and solid coproducts post-processing 4. Putting theoretical concepts into practice (22 ECTS) Industrial visits Industrially-relevant project work, sponsored by industrial partners: Environmentalfriendly design of an economically viable processing route for turning waste or biomass into energy, chemical or useful material. 5. MSc thesis (30 ECTS) 6-month MSc thesis in industry or in a public research lab, in France or abroad
CALENDAR One intake per year (mid-september). Year 1: Two academic s at Mines Albi. Year 2: One academic at Mines Albi + a 6-month MSc thesis, in France or abroad. LOCATION The 3 academic s will be held on the Mines Albi campus. Albi is located 0 km from Toulouse, the capital city of the French southwestern Midi Pyrénées Region, which is ranked among the 12 most dynamic European Regions. The city of Albi is part of the UNESCO s World Heritage. ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS Participants must hold a Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree, in the field of chemical engineering, clean technology, mechanical engineering, energy. Participants with some industrial experience are also welcome. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS English Mother tongue or Bachelor degree taught in English or English language qualification such as TOEFL IBT 80, IELTS 6.0, TOEIC 50, Cambridge CAE. French No prerequisite in French, but TEF II or equivalent may be required to obtain a visa. HOW TO APPLY? All applications should be made on-line. The application form can be downloaded here: www.mines-albi.fr/admission-1 and must be sent to: biwem-admission@mines-albi.fr Incriptions are opened. HIGHLIGHTS Program boosted by the research department RAPSODEE CNRS UMR 5302 having an outstanding international recognition. This centre has been granted by the French government as a research centre of excellence in Science for Energy Conversion (label given to only 10% of research labs in France). RAPSODEE has also developed and hosts the Springer peer-reviewed journal Waste and Biomass Valorization and the WasteEng Conferences Series. Strong interaction with industry through conferences, practices and visits. RAPSODEE works closely with more than 50 companies, including world leaders in the field of Energy and Environment. Good grounding in a core set of engineering competencies.
In-depth knowledge of the key cross-cutting methods associated with process design and integration. Access to impressive and up-to-date on-site pilot-scale facilities. Opportunity to undertake an industrially-relevant project, sponsored by companies, and to develop a sense of decision-making. 6-month MSc thesis in industry or in a public research lab. A quality charter to welcome international students to the Mines Albi international campus. Masters taught entirely in English and in small groups. Free French language courses. SKILLS ACQUIRED Ability to use state of the art, sciences, technology, business model and regulatory aspects to conceive and develop processing routes for waste and biomass valorization. Ability to use experimental and numerical methods for process conceptual and detailed design, optimisation and assessment. Ability to think green, preferably with a circular economy mind-set. Ability to understand, analyse and manage complex systems. Ability to recommend strategies to meet business and ecological goals. Ability to undertake socially responsible innovative industrial projects. Ability to work well with others, across culture and disciplines. Ability to present convincingly and argue a case in front of an audience, write reports, publications and short communications. TYPICAL JOBS R&D Engineer Junior Project Engineer Process Engineer Design Engineer Exploitation engineer Environmental consultant COST 18 000 for the complete MSc. program (4 s, 120 ECTS) SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships are available depending on academic results and countries of origin (companies, governments, embassies ). Internships are paid and cover living expenses during the last LODGING Individual furnished studio apartments are available for international students during their stay. The residences are on the school campus or in downtown Albi and offer comfort and facilities to the students. Living expenses are quite low in Albi compared to other locations in
France. Accommodation at the students Residence costs about 330 per month. The total living expenses should not exceed 6000 per year (on campus food and accommodation). CONTACT Website: www.mines-albi.fr/biwem Email: biwem-admission@mines-albi.fr Phone: +33 5 63 49 33 49
ORGANIZATION BiWEM, starting in September (one intake per year), includes 3 academic s and a 6- month internship. The master is organized as follows: Semester 1: Scientific basis, fundamentals in economics and management of resources and the environment Semester 2: Core courses on resource pre-treatment and conversion, business and innovation in the field of eco-technologies Semester 3: Core courses on co-products upgrading and process assessments, management of complex systems respecting the three dimensions of sustainable development. Semester 4: 6-month MSc thesis in industry and/or research lab, in France or abroad. The teaching units are summarized in the following table. Period Teaching unit ECTS 1st 2nd 2nd year 1st 2nd year 2nd Economics and management of the environment Resources and feedstock 4 Generic methods for engineering and process design 6 Transport phenomena 5 Case study/ Industry-sponsored project work - Part I 6 French culture and language 2 Ecotechnologies and innovation 6 Biomass and waste pre-processing Biological and thermochemical reactors for renewable resource conversion Case study/ Industry-sponsored project work - Part II 8 French culture and language 2 Global environmental business Gas and solid coproducts post-processing 6 Process modeling, integration and assessment Case study/ Industry-sponsored project work - Part III 8 French culture and language 2 6-month MSc thesis in industry or public research lab, in France or abroad 30
COURSE CONTENTS Syllabus 1st year, 1st 30 UE 1 - Economics and management of the environment Sustainable development: governance, indicators, use and relevance Concept of ecological debt, territorial footprints Environmental controversy, consultation and social acceptability Ethics of the environment Environmental management, policies, standards and regulations Economics of the environment and natural ressources UE 2 - Resources and feedstock Resource sustainability and availabity Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Introduction to circular economy Structural biochemistry Analytical methods for composition and structure characterization UE 3 - Generic methods for engineering and process design Numerical tools Initiation to Matlab Numerical methods for solving systems of algebraic equations, ordinary and partial differential equations Non-linear constrained multi-criteria optimization Experimental methods Statistical hypothesis testing Analysis of variance (ANOVA) Principal Component Analysis Design of experiments UE 4 - Transport phenomena Heat and mass transfers Radiative heat transfer Fluid mechanics Flow in porous media UE 5 - Case study / Industry-sponsored project work - Part I Visits to industrial sites Definition of the case study: bibliographic review, resources characterization (practical work - RAPSODEE), block diagram of the proposed conversion process ECTS 4 6 5 6 UE 6 - French language and culture How to manage the daily life in France? 2
Syllabus 1st year, 2nd 30 UE 1 -Ecotechnologies and innovation Biological and thermochemical conversion technologies Introduction to the concept of best available technology Strategy and innovation Methodology for creative problem solving (Method TRIZ) 6 Rules and laws of intellectual property rights Technology acceptance model Environmental technology verification Environmental ecotechnologies marketing UE 2 - Biomass and waste pre-processing ECTS Upstream processes Selective sorting and separation Mechanical processes for particle and material design Mechanical and thermal processes for water removal Chemical and thermochemical processes for biomass fractionation UE 3 - Biological and thermochemical reactors for renewable resource conversion Applied chemical kinetics Metabolic pathways Fundamentals of reactor design Application to biological routes (methanisation, composting) Application to thermochemical routes (pyrolysis, combustion, gasification) UE 4 - Case study / Industry-sponsored project work - Part II Design of experiments (practical work, RAPSODEE) Reactor design and modeling Pre-processing unit operations design and modeling 8 UE 5 - French language and culture 2
Syllabus 2nd year, 1st 30 UE 1 - Global environmental business ECTS Business plan Corporate Social Responsibility Working across cultures Management of complex systems Global economy UE 2 - Gas and solid co-products post-processing Gas cleaning and purification Gas upgrading technologies Solid upgrading technologies Downstream processes for the valorization of end-of-pipe products 6 UE 3 - Process modeling, integration and assessment Introduction to ASPEN Plus for process simulation Energy systems Pinch analysis Life cycle thinking, LCA, carbon footprint Techno-economic assessment Industrial safety UE 4 - Case study / Industry-sponsored project work - Part III Process integration and modelling Process assessments Multi-criteria optimization Corporate business strategy UE 5 - French language and culture Emphasis will be on individual intership search support 8 2 2nd year, 2nd 30 6-month MSc thesis in industry or in a public research laboratory, in France or abroad 30