Full course description
Course Overview
This course introduces basic optical and mechanical properties of recycled fibers and paper and focuses on recycling effects on water retention, fiber swelling ability, and bonding ability on mechanical strength of paper. Finally, some technologies to reduce recycling effects are also introduced.
Learning Objectives
- Understand basic mechanical and optical properties of recycled paper
- Understand fiber structures
- Understand fiber swelling ability and its effect on reduction of mechanical strength of paper
- Understand technologies to minimizing the recycling effect.