Course: Testing of Paper and Cellulosic Materials

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Course title Testing of Paper and Cellulosic Materials
Course code UCHTML/C079
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Milichovský Miloslav, prof. Ing. DrSc.
  • Gojný Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1st Week: Systems standards (ISO, EN, ISO), ISO 9000 and 14000, standardization. 2nd and 3rd Week: Testing paper. Methods for determining the drainage properties of pulp. Sizing fibers. Determination of concentration, dry matter and composition paper 4th Week: Testing of paper and cardboard. Terms of testing, air-conditioning systems, sampling. Determination of the basic properties of the samples. 5 to 7 Week: Determination of physical properties. Paper, the permeability for water, water vapor, air, gases and greases. Determination of smoothness of paper, the determination of dimensional stability of paper. 8 to Week 10: Determination of the mechanical (strength) properties. Tensile strength, Bursting, tear, creasing, fracture, buckling. 11 and Week 12: Determination of optical properties. White, color, opacity, gloss vista, formation. Week 13: Determination of chemical properties of paper, standards for food packaging. 14th Week: Determination of functional properties.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
Aim is to create a basic idea of the testing materials and other cellulose-based paper-making materials, raw materials and products based on cellulose.
The course would have had the students create a basic idea of the testing materials and other cellulose-based paper-making materials, raw materials and products based on cellulose.
Prerequisites
A prerequisite for this course is completion of the basic course of mathematics, organic and inorganic chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Basic knowledge of mathematics, physics and physical chemistry. Fundamentals of English. The course will take place according to individual themes and interactive with students and will conclude with a test.
Recommended literature
  • Hnětkovský V. Papírenská příručka. SNTL Praha, 1983.
  • Souček M. Zkoušení papíru. SNTL, Praha, 1977.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technology of Paper and Pulp (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technology of Paper and Pulp (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Chemistry and Technology of Paper and Pulp (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer