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PROFESSIONAL MASTER IN BIOFUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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PROFESSIONAL MASTER IN BIOFUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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  1. School of Chemistry PROFESSIONAL MASTER IN BIOFUELS AND PETROCHEMICALENGINEERING Executive Coordinator: Prof. Dr Maria Letícia Murta Valle

  2. Professional Master School of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio deJaneiro-Brazil Postgraduate Program in Technology of Chemical and Biochemical Processes - TPQB Professional Master in Biofuels andPetrochemical Engineering

  3. Why a Masters Degree in Biofuels, Petrochemicals and Fertilizers? Brazilian Reality: • Increase in consumption of anhydrous and hydrated ethanol: FLEX car and use of 20 to 25% v/v ethanol in gasoline • Increase in consumption of biodiesel: biodiesel content in diesel is 5% v/v • Brazil imports methanol to produce methyl biodiesel: use of ethanol is an alternative • New Investments in petrochemical plants, including in green petrochemicals, and nitrogen fertilizers

  4. Biofuels: Ethanol • Around 18% of the fuels consumed in Brazil are already renewable. Brazil produces ethanol only from sugarcane. • Brazilian cars run on two types of ethanol: • hydrated ethanol consumed in engines developed to this end or in flex fuel engines • anhydrous ethanol, which is mixed to gasoline without damages for the engine, in proportions between 20% to 25%.

  5. Ethanol Production: Hydrated and Anhydrous 2000 a 2012

  6. Biofuels: Biodiesel • Tens of vegetable species in Brazil can be used in the production of biodiesel (B100), namely soybean, palm, sunflower, babassu, peanut, castorbean and jatropha. • However, soybean and tallow are the main raw materials used for the production of biodiesel

  7. Raw Materials Used in Biodiesel Production2005 - 2012

  8. Biodiesel Production Evolution (B100) 2005 - 2012

  9. Glycerin Resulting from Biodiesel Production – 2005 - 2012

  10. Methanol Consumption2005 - 2012

  11. Fertilizers • Increase in fertilizer consumption from 2012 to 2013: 3.6% • Nitrogen fertilizer: +7.1% • Potassic fertilizer: +2.8% • Imports for 2013, related to 2012, will be: • Intermediate: + 23.0%. • Nitrogenous: +24.3% • Phosphates : +40.4% • Potassic : +13.7%. Construction of 5 Gas-Chemical Complex by Petrobras to Increase the supply of urea, methanol and its derivatives, reducing the need to import these products

  12. Petrochemical • Petrobras is constructing the Rio de Janeiro Petrochemical Complex (Comperj) with a initial capacity of processing 165 thousand barrel per day. • Brasken is investing highly in the search for alternative technologies that use renewable raw materials

  13. Diagnosis Social Demand • There is a lack of specialists in these areas: • Biofuels • Petrochemical • Fertilizers

  14. Purpose of the PM and Egress Profile • Enhance the experience of graduates • Strengthen the technological training • Form professionals who will contribute to the technological development of the biofuels sectors, petrochemicals and fertilizers

  15. The proposal of the TPQB Program: 4 Concentration Areas • Production processes of petrochemicals and fertilizers • Design of petrochemical plants and fertilizer • Process for biofuel production • Biofuels production plants design

  16. Research Areas Biofuel Production Production of Alternative Fuels Petrochemicals Production Fertilizers Industrial Units Design Engineering, Control and Process Optimization Environmental Engineering Waste Recovery and Raw Materials Management and Technological Innovation Green Chemistry

  17. Considering the Social Demand Defining the profile of entering students: • Chemical Engineers • Bioprocesses Engineers • Industrial Chemists • Chemists Total students registered = 116

  18. Undergraduate Course: Students Origin • 66% of the students are between 25 and 35 years • The average age is 29 years

  19. Students Employment Bond

  20. Provenance of the students • Among the 26 Brazilian states, 15 are represented in the course • 5% of the students are foreigners from: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina

  21. The curricular structure

  22. The curricular structure Biofuels - Process

  23. The curricular structure Petrochemistry and Fertilizers - Process

  24. The curricular structure Biofuels and Petrochemistry - Design

  25. Research Subjects Until August 2013 were concluded 31 Master Dissertations

  26. Teaching Staff of the PMEBP: 100% DSc 45 permanent professors into the course and 8 collaborator professors 2 PETROBRAS EMBRAPA CETEM 3 1

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