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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Wageningen University and Research offer the From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Chemistry Perspective certification course through edX’s platform to educate students about biomass products. This is a short-term curriculum under the purview of the energy and Earth Sciences field, with a duration of five weeks only. You will have to dedicate a minimum of 20-28 hours each week to complete the program adequately.

Furthermore, From Fossil Resources to Biomass online course is an advanced-level program with online self-paced lessons from the University’s top-notch educators. You will also access video transcripts of these lessons to expedite the understanding process and learn comfortably.

Moreover, the From Fossil Resources to Biomass certification syllabus covers topics ranging from biobased products, catalysts, biorefinery, and helpful microorganisms to biobased value chains. Hence, you learn about all the topics in-depth and purchase a verified certificate for additional benefits by paying the fee. You can also audit the programme for a limited duration without paying the course fee. This MOOC is also a part of edX’s two other MicroMasters courses, namely ‘Business and Operations for a Circular Bio-Economy’ and ‘Economics and Policies for a Circular Bio-Economy’, which you can undertake after completing this.

The Highlights

Five-weeks, self-paced program
No formal entry-level prerequisites
‘Energy and Earth Sciences’ domain
Certification course
Free enrolment with paid certifications
Advanced training with online lessons
Video transcripts available
Offered by the Wageningen University and Research

Programme Offerings

Purchasable certificate
Premium educators
Video transcripts available
Energy and earth sciences program
Short-term learning
Advanced-tier
online learning
five weeks duration
Self-paced

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 12401	yes	Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen

From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Chemistry Perspective fees are only applicable for covering the certification charges. The course is free to study.
You will have to pay Rs. 12401eceive a verified accreditation, upon concluding your training.

From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Chemistry Perspective fee structure

Course Option	Fee
From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Chemistry Perspective (Audit only)	Free
From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Chemistry Perspective (with certificate)	Rs. 12,401

Eligibility Criteria

Learners with a Bachelor’s degree in either Business, Social Sciences, or Economics, can join the From Fossil Resources to Biomass course. However, these aren’t mandatory.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Chemistry

From Fossil Resources to Biomass training makes you fluent in the topics mentioned below:

The fundamental chemical and technological concepts underlying the biobased value chain
The factors and methods that can impact the production of biobased crops
How the composition and chemical nature of biomass fractions decides the processing steps within a biorefinery?
The potential of microorganisms for the creation of biobased products.
How catalysis contributes to biobased economies.

Who it is for

Aspirants with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Economics, and Business are the most suitable candidates for From Fossil Resources to Biomass by edX.

Admission Details

Step I: Go through the From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Chemistry Perspective program details - https://www.edx.org/course/from-fossil-resources-to-biomass-a-chemistry-persp.

Step II: When you are done reading the certificate course's information, click on the ‘Enroll’ button to begin with enrolment.

Step III: Create an account on edX after getting directed to the sign-up page. You will have to fill in various information and submit it. You can also choose to log in via your socials (Microsoft/Apple/Google/Facebook).

Step IV: You can now proceed or complete payment if you want the edX certificate.

Step V: EdX will send you an email informing you about the login credentials and registration. Students can commence learning after that.

Application Details

You can sign-up for the From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Chemistry Perspective program by signing-up on edX only. You don’t have to complete enrolment forms for this. Fill out the form containing various fields like name, surname, email, country, password, etc., and your edX account will begin. If you have an Apple/Google/Facebook/Microsoft ID, you can use it to register too.