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The course starts with lectures andÌýincludes one week of practice by laboratories at the lab at ¹û¶³´«Ã½. it will give a comprehensive overview of the pulp and papermaking process, with theoretical and practical knowledge.

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The course contains

1. An overview of the forest industry,Ìý
2. Understanding of wood fiber morphology and wood chemistry.
3. Insight in the processes of wood handling and processes of pulping, delignification and bleaching.
4. Chemical process within the mill (chemical recovery in kraft pulping, generation of bleaching chemicals and water purification in forest industry)
5. Overview of analysis methods and characterization techniques of pulp.
6. Transformation of pulp into paper and board including all steps from fibre selection, refining, wet- and dry strength additives, fractionation, wet-end forming to pressing and drying.
7. Transformation into products methodologies such as calendering, coating, convertingÌý
8. Overview of analysis methods and characterization techniques of paper products

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