• Aalto University
• Abo Akademi University
• Lappeenranta University of Technology
• Tampere University of Technology
• University of Helsinki
  • Raw Materials Management: Scaling of Wood Raw Materials (3 ECTS)
  • Wood Science (3 ECTS)
  • Wood as Raw Fibre Material (5 ECTS)
• University of Jyväskylä

Wood as Raw Fibre Material (5 ECTS)

ORGANISING UNIT

Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki

DATE AND PLACE

Spring 2012, Aalto University School of Chemical Technology.

LECTURERS   

Prof. Marketta Sipi, University of Helsinki and visiting lecturers

COURSE TYPE

Intensive lecture course and exercises

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Contents:

• Structure of wood, various fibre types, typical values for various species
• Fibre dimensions and their variation in wood
• Pracitices and future opportunities for raw material classification - From wood fibres to paper fibres, development of fibres during processing
• Measurement of fibre properties
• Developments of fibres in processing
• Relations between fibre and paper properties, the role of various properties

COURSE LITERATURE

Lecture material

FURTHER INFORMATION

Prof. Marketta Sipi, University of Helsinki, tel. 09-191 87179, marketta.sipi(at)helsinki.fi