Course
Practitioner - Chemical Agents Used in Paper Recycling to Improve Process Operation & Process Quality
Self-paced
Full course description
Course Overview
This short course offers a broad introduction to the subject of better understanding about paper industry specially who wish to deepen their knowledge in chemistry of the papermaking process including what kind of chemicals will be used in the papermaking process, chemicals application and measurement in the system, chemicals impact in paper machine operation and quality product, types of chemical bond formation between recycle fibers to fibers or fibers to chemical/additive. This course is designed relatively experienced engineers and technicians in the papermaking industries.
Learning Objectives
- Principal chemicals are used in the papermaking system.
- Chemical preparation, measurement, and use
- Functional additives and its impact.
- Impact of chemicals to the water system
- Wet-end chemistry relating paper machine operations.
- Effect of chemical/additive on paper strength (dry and wet) and surface properties.
- Types of chemical bonds formation between chemicals/additives and recycle fibers.
- Dyes, pigment and fillers applications, optical properties