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E-learning is one of the emerging needs of the information age. Therefore a lot of potential is seen in distance learning development. Virtual environment interface to E-learning systems have recently appeared on the Internet. With the addition of online laboratories, it is possible that the applications appear to be promising to E-learning tasks more nature and interactive. In this paper a web page with a virtual laboratory about biorefinery and biomass valorization has been developed in order to make closer the world of academic research and the graduate students learning. Biorefinery represents an excellent object of study in many scientific applied disciplines because it integrates many biomass transformation processes of different knowledge areas. The software application supplies both theoretical and practical information on all the fields covering the biorefinery concept, and the possibility of interacting with the instrumentation typical of this subject by means of simulating it ( http://www.uco.es/docencia/grupos/laboratoriovirtualceia3 ). Virtual laboratory realized the concept of the openness and sharing of teaching resources, promoting the development of quality education, creative and continuing education.
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Redel-Macías, M.D., Pinzi, S., Cubero-Atienza, A.J., Dorado, M.P., Martínez-Jiménez, M.P. (2013). Biorefinery Virtual Lab-Integrating E-learning Techniques and Theoretical Learning. In: Herrero, Á., et al. International Joint Conference CISIS’12-ICEUTE´12-SOCO´12 Special Sessions. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 189. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33018-6_33
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