GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
POROUS MATERIALS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS/5251328
Course Title: POROUS MATERIALS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assistant Prof.Dr.Dilek Varisli
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/dilekvarisli
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  dilekvarisli@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Ability to use technical/modern materials to be required in her/his work,
Ability to present oral and written forms in her/his field,
Ability to work on interdisiplinary studies,
Ability to rapidly distinguish the true an required knowledge,
Ability to do analyze of results.




 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
   There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to today’s energy sources
2. Week  Alternative fuels and necessities of alternative fuels
3. Week  Porous materials -microporous -mesoporous -macroporous
4. Week  Alcohols (Ethanol, Methanol etc), their properties
5. Week  Porous materials in the production of alcohols and their preparation
6. Week  Ethers (MTBE, ETBE, TAEE, TAME, DME, DEE, vb), their properties
7. Week  Porous materials in the production of ethers and their preparation
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Biodisel, its properties, Porous materials in the production of biodiesel and their preparation
10. Week  Fuel cells for the production of alternative energies, their classifications,materials used for fuel cells
11. Week  Hydrogen, its properties, its production methods, its utilization
12. Week  Porous materials in the production and storage of hydrogen and their preparation
13. Week  New generation porous materials, (MOF, ZIF), Application of porous materias in storage and separation
14. Week  Projects
15. Week  Projects
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1) G.Q.Lu " Nanoporous materials: science and engineering", London: Imperial College Press (2004) 2) G.A.Olah, Goeppert and G.K.S. Prakash, "Beyond oil and Gas: the Methanol Economy", Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., (2006) 3) "The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry", Springer Berlin/ Heidelberg, Volume 5Y/2007
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
35
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
25
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
12
3
36
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
3
36
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
1
8
8
 Preparing Presentation
1
6
6
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
25
25
 Other
1
14
14
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Ability of comprehension and using of necessary information to identify and solve advanced problems in the field.X
2Ability of supervising and teaching in the stages of collection, implementation, interpretation and dissemination of data related with the field by considering social, scientific, cultural and ethical values.X
3Ability of accessing to information related with scientific and technological developments and continuous renewal.X
4Ability of transmitting of knowledge, skill and experiences in the field to interdisciplinary practice.X
5Evaluation, data analysis and written/oral presentation skills in scientific works.X
6Ability of research topics determination that contributes the literature according to needs of society and industry.X
7Ability of determination of goal and objective, creation of roadmap, planned work for a scientific study.X
8Ability of using the research findings in technological application and/or in directing scientific research subjects.X
9Awareness of legal rights in execution and dissemination of research findings.X
10Effective working skill in disciplinary teams and doing leadership in such teams.
11Ability of doing original research that contributes to the literature.
12Ability of bringing innovation in science, application of known method to a new field.
13Ability of submitting national project proposal and designing of works.