Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Unit

CHE5160 - The pulp and paper industry

4 points, SCA Band 2, 0.0833333 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Offered	Clayton First semester 2011 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	W Batchelor

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.

Assessment

Closed book departmental examination (3 hours): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Paul Webley