Earn 1.3 Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)
The Education Project Center of TAPPI has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 7918 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 300, McLean, VA 22102
TAPPI will award 1.3 CEUs to participants who attend at least 80% of the educational sessions and complete a final program evaluation.
PROPOSED COURSE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, August 4
8:00 – 8:30
Course Overview and Learning Objective
Introductions
8:30 – 9:30
Wood and Fiber Raw Materials
- Hardwoods and Softwoods
- Wood Properties
- Fiber Properties
9:30 – 10:30
Preparation of Wood & Chips for Pulping
- Debarking
- Chipping
- Screening
- Storage and Recovery
- Chip Quality
10:30 – 12:00
Preparation of White Liquor
- Chemical Terminology
- Chemical Tests
- Chemical Recovery Cycle
12:00 - 12:45 LUNCH
12:45 – 1:30
Overview of Kraft Pulping
- Terminology
- Pulp Properties and Tests
1:30 – 2:30
Kraft Digesters and Technology
- Batch
- Continuous
2:30 – 3:30
Kraft Pulping Chemical Reactions
- Delignification
- Cellulose
- Hemicelluloses
- Extractives
3:30 – 4:30
Kraft Pulping Variables and Effects on Properties
- AA, EA
- H Factor
- Pulp Quality for Different Grades
4:30 – 5:15
Trends in Kraft Pulping
- Displacement Cooking
- MCC Cooking
- Lo-Solids
- Isothermal
- AQ
- Polysulfide
5:15 Adjournment
Note: For participants who desire additional
depth and/or introductory review, Professor Kocurek will be available until
6:00 PM.
Wednesday, August 5
7:45 – 8:00
Q&A and Discussion of Day One Topics
8:00 – 8:30
Pulp Processing Overview
- Oxygen Delignification
- Fiberizing
- Washing
- Screening and Cleaning
8:30 – 9:30
Brown Stock Washing
- Displacement
- Diffusion
- Equipment
- Washing Variables
9:30 – 10:30
Screening & Cleaning
10:30 – 11:30
Overview of Bleaching
- Sequences
- History
- ECF and TCF
11:30 – 12:00
Chlorine Dioxide Bleaching
- Equipment
- Variables
- Reactions
12:00 - 12:45 LUNCH
12:45 – 1:30
Chlorine Dioxide Bleaching (Continued)
- Equipment
- Variables
- Reactions
1:30 – 2:00
Caustic Extraction
- E, EO, EP
- Variables
2:00 – 3:00
Oxygen Delignification
- Equipment
- Variables
- Reactions
3:00 – 3:15
Other Bleaching Sequences and Trends in Bleaching
- Ozone
- Enzymatic
- Other
3:15 – 3:45
Pulp Mill Environmental Review
3:45 – 4:30
Pulp Mill Biorefinery
4:30 Adjournment
Note: For participants with later departures, Professor Kocurek will be available for further Q&A and discussion.
