This interactive workshop will provide a broad overview of Pulping, Bleaching, Chemical Recovery, Recycling, Papermaking and Converting. The 5-day course will consist of presentations in the morning and interactive laboratory and pilot-plant exercises in the afternoon. Students receive a PDF of course notes with about 400 pages of reference materials.
Workshop material discussed in the mornings will be re-emphasized in interactive lab and pilot plant videos/calculations/exercises covering wood structure, wood processing, pulping, bleaching, pulp cleaning, pulp analysis, papermaking, recycling, refining, converting and paper testing for increased understanding and retention..
This introduction level workshop is appropriate for technical and non-technical individuals with a desire for training with a laboratory focused course to understand and appreciate the basics of pulping, bleaching, recovery, recycling, papermaking and converting operations.