Bio-based materials and products

The course deals with manufacturing processes, refinement, product properties and product applications in different areas.

The course covers the following areas:
-Paper manufacturing phases
-Coating and conversion of paper and cartoon
-Optical, physical and mechanical properties of paper products
-Production and properties of cellular based materials such as nanofibrilated cellulose, micro crystalline cellulose, cellulose derivative and viscose
-Lignin products
-Biobased packaging and packaging materials
-Biobased plastics
-Material and energy recycling of biobased materials versus non-biobased materials.

Instruction is in the form of lectures, laboratory sessions, study visits and individual literature assignments. Laboratory sessions and study visits are mandatory.

Progressive specialisation: A1F (has second‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Master's level

Admission requirements: Upper secondary level Swedish 3 or B, or Swedish as a second language 3 or B, and English 6 or A, or equivalent. At least 150 completed ECTS credits for the MSc degree in engineering, including the course Bioindustrial Processes, 15 ECTS cr, and the course Chemistry of Products 15 ECTS cr attended, or equivalent.

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.

This course is included in the following programme

• Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (studied during year 4)