Pulp and paper technology

 2.5 ECTS credits
The course includes lectures and hand-in assignments on the following topics:
- Fibre suspensions, pulp chemistry and mechanical processing, and their impact on the properties of paper
- The impact of drying and calendering on the properties of paper, as well as headbox, forming, and pressing
- Coating and surface sizing, and their impact on the properties of paper
- Paper testing methods
- Different paper products and conversion operations used for them
- Value-adding efforts in paper manufacturing, and critical factors for the future development of paper products such as access to raw materials, cost of production, sustainability, and the views of customers and consumers on the role of paper in society

The course also includes a project, a specialised study in the main field, reported orally and in writing.

Progressive specialisation: A1F (has second‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level: Master's level
Admission requirements
The importance of the raw material for the processes and products of the forest industry (2.5 ECTS credits), 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.

Course code: KTAX03

The course is not included in the course offerings for the next period.