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| OREN3027 | Pulping Industry | 2+1+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST INDUSTRY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Hüseyin KIRCI | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to the students a general knowledge pulping raw materials and pulping processes. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | summarize the effects of wood properties on pulp and paper quality. | 2,5 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | define and explain preparation of wood to mill scale pulping operation. Especially barking, storing, chipping operations. | 2,5 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | define and explain the effects of process variables of mechanical pulping on pulp quality. | 2,5 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | explain general aspects of chemical pulping and optimize process variables of chemical pulping | 2,5 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | make calculations relatated with preparation of pulping digester. | 2,5 | 1 | | LO - 6 : | define and explain environmental and economic importance of waste paper utilization in the paper industry | 2,5 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The investigation of macroscopic, anatomical and chemical wood properties for paper and pulp production. Quality factor and standardization of raw material. Wood preparation; debarking, chipping and screening system. The general principle of pulp production; mechanical pulp production, semi chemical pulp production, chemical pulp production and pulp production from annual plants, waste paper recovery. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | General principles of pulping | | | Week 2 | Macroscopically, ultramicroscopic, anatomical and chemical properties of pulpwood, Lab. Study 1 : Observation of the pulp fibers on the microscope | | | Week 3 | Quality variations of the pulpwood | | | Week 4 | Preparation of pulpwood: debarking and chipping | | | Week 5 | Stone ground wood (SGW) production, Video presentation: Mechanical pulp production in Balıkesir pulp and paper mill | | | Week 6 | Mechanical pulp production with refiner, Lab. Study 2: mechanical pulp making with refiner in the laboratory scale | | | Week 7 | Semichemical pulping | | | Week 8 | General principles of chemical pulping
| | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Digesters in kraft pulping, Lab. Study 3: Preparation of digester in the laboratory and mill scale application | | | Week 11 | New modifications on improving pulp yields, pulping liquor cycle, byproduct potential | | | Week 12 | Sulfite pulping
| | | Week 13 | Nonwood pulping | | | Week 14 | Wastepaper recovery
| | | Week 15 | Bleaching of pulp
| | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Kırcı, H. 2006; Kağıt Hamuru Endüstrisi, KTÜ Yayınları No:86, Trabzon | | | |
| 1 | Bostancı, Ş. 1987; Kağıt Hamuru Üretimi ve Ağartma Teknolojisi, KTÜ Yayınları No: 114/13, Trabzon | | | 2 | Tank, T., 1980; Lif ve Selüloz Teknolojisi, İ.Ü. Orman Fakültesi Yayın No: 2326/272, İstanbul | | | 3 | Casey, J.P. 1979; Pulp and Paper, Vol:1, John Willey and Sons, NewYork. | | | 4 | Kocurek, M. J., 1983; Mechanical Pulping, Vol:2, The Joint Textbook Committee of The Paper Industry, Atlanta, Georgis, USA. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 0,75 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 0,75 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 7 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 3 | 7 | 21 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 4 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 151 |
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