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| MDML7223 | Coal and Global Warming | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İzzet KARAKURT | | Co-Lecturer | - | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Providing knowledge about coal-related greenhouse gas emissions and their mitigation opportunities |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | evaluate environmental effects of global warming | 1 - 5 - 7 | 5,6 | | PO - 2 : | provide mitigation options for coal-related methane emissions | 1 - 5 - 7 | 5,6 | | PO - 3 : | provide mitigation options for coal-related carbon dioxide emissions | 1 - 5 - 7 | 5,6 | | PO - 4 : | develop alternative scenarious for coal-related methane emissions based on global/Turkey perspective and analyze the related scenarious | 1 - 5 - 7 | 5,6 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Global warming, greenhouse gases, coal properties, production methods in coal mining, importance of coal as an energy source, coal-related methane emissions and mitigation options, utilization of methane as an energy source; utilization as natural gas source, direct use options, electricity production and cogeneration, oxidation of mine ventilation air methane, coal-related carbon dioxide emissions and mitigation options; increasing energy productivity, carbon dioxide capture; post and pre-combustion capture, oxy-fuel consumption, industrial processes, carbon dioxide transportation, carbon dioxide storage; underground geological storage, ocean storage, mineral carbonation, industrial uses of carbon dioxide, development of alternative scenarious for coal-related greenhouse gas emissions in global and Turkey perspective and evaluations of related scenarious. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Overview of the course content, references | | | Week 2 | Overview of the course content, references | | | Week 3 | Coal properties, production methods in coal mining | | | Week 4 | Importance of coal as an energy source, coal-related methane emissions and mitigation options, utilization of methane as an energy source | | | Week 5 | Utilization as natural gas source, direct use options | | | Week 6 | Electricity production and cogeneration, oxidation of mine ventilation air methane | | | Week 7 | Coal-related carbon dioxide emissions and mitigation options; increasing energy productivity | | | Week 8 | 1. Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Carbon dioxide capture; post and pre-combustion capture | | | Week 10 | Oxy-fuel consumption, industrial processes, carbon dioxide transportation | | | Week 11 | Carbon dioxide storage; underground geological storage | | | Week 12 | 2. Mid-term exam | | | Week 13 | Mineral carbonation, industrial uses of carbon dioxide | | | Week 14 | Development of alternative scenarious for coal-related greenhouse gas emissions in global and Turkey perspective | | | Week 15 | Evaluations of the related scenarious | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | AydIn G, Karakurtİ, AydIner K, 2012. An Analysis of coal mine methane emissions: Available and emerging utilization or mitigation technologies. Editor: Carasillo, A.D., Liquid Fuels: Types, Properties and Production. NOVA Publishing, 47-97 | | | |
| 1 | Carbon dioxide capture and storage, IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Special Report, 2005 | | | 2 | AydIn G, 2014. Ders notlarI. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Maden Mühendisliği BÖlümü. (YayInlanmamIş) | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8-12 | | | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 16 | 96 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 5 | 7 | 35 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 7 | 35 | | Arasınav | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 214 |
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