Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2026	366173	Polysaccharide for Biomass Energy	1	3.0	3	★	KUO-YUAN HWA	GOPM IDEOM	5	0	高分所和EOMP合開,EMI

Course Plan：

Instructor	KUO-YUAN HWA　Office Hours
Email	kyhwa@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2026-06-29 12:06:23
Course Objective	Bioenergy is referred to the energy stored in living or recently living biological organisms, such as animals, plants and microbes. The source of bioenergy can be traced back from plants harvesting the sunlight and converting it to glucose, then to other biopolymers such as polysaccharides. The technologies for developing bioenergy, with an emphasis on environmentally compatible, consist of gene cloning technology from molecular biology and enzymatic control and catalytic chemistry (i.e. green chemistry). The course is an introduction course on the types of polysaccharides in animals and plants, how scientist use system biology to develop bioengergy.
Course Schedule	Week/ Date Title 1. Introduction on 2. Why bioenergy makes sense? 3. Nature’s green revolution- Photosynthesis 4. Biomass and polysaccharides 5 Composition and biosynthesis of lignocellulosic biomass 6. Bio-oil and bioethanol 7. Artificial photosynthesis 8. First, second and third generation biofuels 9. Mid-term case report 10 Biological conversion of biomass into gaseous fuels 11 Biological conversion of biomass into liquid fuels 12. Energy conversation- beyond combustion and pyrolysis 13. Carbon emission post-coronavirus: continual decline or rebound? 14 Pollution and environmental issues related to common energy sources. 15 Case study- zero carbon & carbon credit 16 Literature review 17 Literature review 18 Final report
Evaluation and grading policy	Evaluation: Class participation (40%), Midterm report (30%), Final report (30%)
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Class booklet with selected article will be given in the class.
The access to curricular consultation	If you have any question in regards to the class, you can reach the TA or me: 1. in class discussion 2. prior or after class discussion with TA 3. via TEAM or Line group
Expanding teaching and resources	● 混成學習 (Blended Learning) 課程結合實體授課與線上學習（同步視訊／非同步活動）。 Combines face-to-face instruction with online learning (including synchronous video sessions or asynchronous activities).
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG6：潔淨水與衛生（Clean Water and Sanitation） SDG7：可負擔的潔淨能源（Affordable and Clean Energy）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 無（None）
Note	This class is under the SDGs ˋ4, 6,7 and 13. The focus of the class is on Net-Zero policy (https://ncsd.ndc.gov.tw/Fore/en/Net-Zero). We will use Microsoft Team for the class. Register and download the software: https://www.microsoft.com/zh-tw/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software