CHE5160

The pulp and paper industry

4 points · First semester · Clayton

Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of forestry issues, of trees and wastepaper as the principal raw material in paper making, of wood and pulping chemistry, of the structure of the Australian paper industry and of the role of standard test methods.

Synopsis Resource location, species types, harvesting, constraints, forest management, silviculture, forest industry structure. Alternative uses for resources, non-wood resources, recycled paper. Wood morphology and chemical composition. Pulping. Review of pulping processes used in Australia. Markets for pulp and paper.

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