Course Overview
Covers details of the Kraft process, chemistry of the process, process parameters and environmental emissions. Other pulp and paper processes are also reviewed. The principal emissions (air, water, solids) are discussed in detail in terms of formation, chemistry, analytical detection techniques and engineering control methods. Potential process modification in the Pulp and Paper industry as a means of decreasing environmental emissions are also discussed.
Prerequisite(s)
- 2-yr Science Diploma.
Credits
2.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Discuss British Columbia's pulp and paper industry and its raw material.
- Describe the products made by BC pulp and paper industry.
- Describe the physical structure of hardwoods and softwoods.
- Describe the chemical structure of hardwoods and softwoods.
- Explain the processes used to manufacture pulp and paper.
- Describe the processes for manufacture of mechanical pulps.
- Describe the processes for manufacture of chemical pulps.
- Describe the processes for bleaching kraft and mechanical pulps.
- Describe the papermaking process.
- Differentiate between the characteristics and end-uses of kraft and mechanical pulps.
- Discuss the sources of emissions from the pulp and paper making processes.
- Identify the main types of emissions formed during pulping, bleaching and papermaking.
- Explain how the emissions are formed during pulping, bleaching and papermaking.
- Describe the impact of pulp and paper emissions and how they are regulated.
- Discuss the impact of the emissions on the receiving environment.
- Discuss the provincial and federal regulations.
- Describe the procedures used to control emissions.
- Describe the procedures used to remove harmful substances from air emissions.
- Describe the procedures used to remove harmful substances from the water effluent.
- Describe the techniques used to manage solid wastes.
- Describe changes made to the pulping and bleaching processes to reduce the formation of pollutants.
- Compare the efficacy of process changes to post-treatment as means of controlling pollutants.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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