Course code MatZ5012
Credit points 3
Wood Complex Utilization
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for lectures24
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes8
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation08.11.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Forest Management
Course developers
Leonards Līpiņš
Dr. sc. ing.
Ziedonis Sarmulis
Dr. sc. ing.
Course abstract
The study course provides feasibility to obtain knowledge on utilization of wood in different ways. The main attention is paid to wood waste in the process of the basic production. Correspondingly to nowadays situation, the greater part of subject is devoted to utilization of wood as resource for heat energy.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
After the course students will have a thorough knowledge of wood and its processing residues use. Skills will be obtained to assess the amount of processing residues, and elaborate the wood balance sheet. Acquired competence will be sufficient to prepare wood resource flow modelling, and the assessment of wood utilization efficiency.
Compulsory reading
1. Koksnes un tās produktu paplašinātas izmantošanas efektivitātes novērtējums. Zinātniskā projekta pārskats. Vad. L.Līpiņš. Jelgava, 2004.
2. Koksnes izejvielu resursu un to izmantošanas iespēju un priekšrocību novērtējums. Zinātniskā projekta pārskats. Vad. L.Līpiņš. Jelgava, 2003.
3. Lazdiņš A. Meža biomasas sagatavošana un izmantošana. Rīga: Valsts SIA "Vides projekti", 2006. 54 lpp.
4. Saliņš Z. Mežs - Latvijas nacionālā bagātība. Jelgava: aut. izd., 2002. 248 lpp.
Further reading
1. Enerģētisko augu audzēšana un izmantošana. Rīga: Vides projekti, 2007. 190 lpp.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Baltijas Koks. ISSN 1407-6667.
2. Meža Avīze. ISSN 1407-6187.