Fuels   (571H2)

Academic year:

2024/2025.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

10

Study level:

Study programs:

Teachers:

Ksenija A. Stojanović, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Branimir S. Jovančićević, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: five hours of lectures + three hours of study research work

Goals:

Obtain knowledge about exploitation, processing and usage of conventional fuels, artificial fuels and alternative energy technologies. Acquire detail knowledge of the chemistry of fuels and energy sources and their chemical impact on the environment.

Outcome:

Within this course, the student acquires the knowledge of classic fuels chemistry and alternative energy technologies. The student has developed ability to independently identify and analyze chemical causes and environmental consequences of accidents during processing and exploitation of fuels.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, semester papers.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

1. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (relevant chapters).
2. Selected ISO standards for analyzing the quality and critical characteristics of fuels and selected EPA standards for determining air, water and soil pollution.
3. D. Vitorović, B. Jovančićević: Fundamentals in Organic Geochemistry, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade, 2016. ISBN 978-86-7220-082-9 (for students who did not have course in Geochemistry during basic or master academic studies).
4. A. Pandey (editor): Handbook of plant-based biofuels, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008. ISBN 978-1-56022-175-3 (relevant chapters).
5. Source characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) - course material.

Additional material:

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Lectures:

25 points (5 hours a week)

Syllabus:

• Fossil fuels - genesis, exploitation, reserves.
• Coals - refining and processing.
• Oil - refining, technological processes.
• Natural and artificial gaseous fuels.
• Alternative fuels: oil shale and refining technologies.
• Biodiesel, biogas, biomass, alcohols.
• Green sources: hydrogen, solar energy, wind energy, wave energy and tidal.
• Nuclear energy.
• Analysis of chemical impacts of processing and application of fuels on the environment, analytical procedures in their qualitative and quantitative assessment.
• International agreements: Kyoto protocol and pollution inventories.
• Distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sedimentary environment.

Oral exam:

50 points

Study research work:

25 points (3 hours a week)