Course
Stickies & Organic Materials Characterization & Removal in the Paper Recycling Process - Practitioner
Self-paced
Full course description
Course Overview
This short course offers a broad introduction to the subject of Stickies and Organic Materials Characterization and Removal in the Paper Recycling Processes. Discussions focus on the paper recycling process; sources of contaminants; Macro and micro stickies; primary and secondary stickies; measurement and quantification of stickies and challenges and opportunities. Hot melts and PSA differences and measurements will be discussed.
This course is designed relatively experienced engineers and technicians in the pulp and paper and allied industries.
Learning Objectives
- Understand of the importance of recycling in the pulp and paper and allied industries.
- Understand the different types of stickies.
- Understand the removal of stickies at different unit operation such as re-pulping, screening, centrifugal cleaning and floatation deinking.
- Understand the challenges and opportunities in paper recycling
- Understand the differences between PSA and hot melts
- Understand varies measurements methods for stickies from PSA or hotmelt
- Understand the value of the screening process to remove PSA