PhD course: Historical, technological and societal background to forestry and forest-based biorefining in Nordic countries, 4.5 ECTS
This course is a general introduction to the development of forest-based biorefineries. It gives a historical, technological and societal background to forest-based biorefining, with focus on the Nordic countries and on sustainable development.
Start date: 6 October 2025 09:00
End date: 24 October 2025 16:00
Organiser: Bio4Energy and SLU
Location: Online, Umeå
Last day of registration: 5 September 2025
This course is a general introduction to the development of forest-based biorefineries. It gives a historical, technological, and societal background to forest-based biorefining, with focus on the Nordic countries and on sustainable development.
Forest-based biorefineries process forest biomass into e.g. chemicals, materials, fuels and energy using a wide variety of conversion technologies. This course will cover different aspects of biorefining:
- Assessment of forest biomass supply chains for biorefining
- Historical aspects of forestry, forest-industrial processes, and forest-based biorefineries
- Development of main conversion processes for forest biomass (mechanical, chemical, thermal, and biochemical processes)
- Environmental impact and sustainability aspects