Polymers in pulp and paper production
- Overview on processes
- Retention of fibers on the papermachine by use of polymers (how it works and impact on environment and costs)
- Specialty papers for production printing
- Excursion to high speed inkjet printing technology
- Principles of inkjet printing ink
- How surface polymer chemistry on HSI paper works
- Excursion to offset printing technology
- Principles of conventional offset printing ink
- Use of surface active pigments in paper production and their binders
- Digital printing technologies from a polymer chemistry view
Food packaging. Migration of critical substances from packaging material into foodstuffs.
Role of polymers in food packaging:
- Printing inks for food packaging (formulation, curing, migration,…)
- Barriers (barrier concepts – multi layer packaging material)
- Role of paper in food packaging as a bio-based material
- Chemical analytics of food packaging material
- Food packaging for hot applications (e.g. baking trays)
- Legislation
Wood-based materials in interiors of houses
- Overview on production processes
- Adhesives for engineered wood
- Reaction of the human body on emissions
- Source of emissions
- Low emission and emission-free concepts
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