Course Title: Biofuel Production Operations
Hours required: 400
Price: $2,595
Length course offered: N/A
Instructor: Max Ansari [Bio]
Description:
The Bio Fuel Production Operations Program will give you the training you need to begin an exciting career in biofuel production. As a biofuel production operator, your job will be to ensure the quality and purity of the biofuel your plant produces. This involves inspecting and repairing equipment, operating computer systems, and handling lab equipment. This online course will ensure you have the skills you need to handle these tasks. At the present time hundreds of facilities world-wide are producing biofuels. Over the next few decades many advances will be made in this field and hundreds of new facilities will be built for production of this type of fuel. This opens a new field for potential workers. For decades to come, biofuels will be produced and consumed in the United States - creating an ongoing demand for biofuel production workers.
Goals:
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: • Describe basic math, physics and chemistry knowledge necessary for a biofuel production operator. • Know basic safety aspects related to biofuel production. • Understand basic elements of electricity for energy production workers. • Describe how to read technical process drawings. • Describe basic operational elements of lubrication and centrifugal pumps. • Be familiar with the natural vegetation sources that can be used for biofuels. • Know how ethanol and bio-diesel is produced. • Describe how basic fermentation systems and alcohol distillation systems work. • Describe various methods used to purify biofuels.
Grading System:
Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.
School Description:
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Instructor Bio: Max Ansari
Max Ansari MSEE , P. Eng., First Class Steam Engineer Max has experience in the following key areas: Operation of large hydrocarbon (refineries, etc.) facilities. Development of training systems for a multitude of large corporations engaged in complex industrial production processes. Many years of experience as a Professor at a community college. He taught a multitude of courses in a number of energy fields.
