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8 TAPPSA JOURNAL | VOLUME 4 2013 ASSOCIATION NEWS Second Hands-on papermaking course held successfully at CSIR, Durban From 23-25 July, TAPPSA once again hosted a successful hands-on papermaking course for those associated with the pulp and paper industry, wishing to learn more about the papermaking process. Sixteen delegates from a wide range of backgrounds and professions attended the course, with some having over 32 years' service to the industry and others with just over 2 months. In-depth lectures were given on almost every aspect of the pulp and paper products manufacturing process, from wood science right through to the deinking and repulping of recycled papers. After a series of delicious lunches, delegates then spent the afternoons in practical sessions at the Forestry and Forest Products Research Centre, Durban. These sessions aimed to demonstrate on a laboratory scale the chipping, screening, kraft and mechanical pulping, refining and cleaning processes, as well as provide a hands-on look at papermaking for both virgin and secondary fibres. Due to the high demand for TAPPSA's hands-on papermaking courses, a second course will be held in November. Please contact Lynne Askew on [email protected] for further details. 1 2 3 1 2 3 Attending the first of this year's papermaking course was: Back row (left to right) - Arthur Moorhead (PDNA), Adheesh Bagrathic (Mpact), Mark Frame (Mpact), Bruce Dunlop (Mpact), Iain Kerr (Pamsa), Andrew Glover (Mpact), Mike Franklin (PDNA), Paul van Niekerk (Sappi); Front row (left to right) - Jonas Johakimu (CSIR), Charmaine Jackson (Sappi), Sam Mokgotho (Mpact), Neil Yzelle (Mpact), Malani Govender (Tongaat Hulett Starch), Poveshni Naidoo (Sappi), Sendelyn Pillay (PDNA) and Shaimal Singh (Sappi). Jonas Johakimu of CSIR demonstrates the principles of refining to course delegates CSIR Lab Technician Nthabiseng Chueu explains how to test for a pulp's Kappa number 4 Mark Frame (Mpact) inspects various pulp samples in the bleaching practical 5 The process of cooking Kraft pulp is demonstrated to course delegates 6 Course delegates inspect pulp's wetness using a laboratory-scale model 7 Malani Govender (Tongaat Hulett Starch) puts her chemical engineering background to good practice as she blends pulp in preparation for performing a basic Kappa test with potassium permanganate. 8 Delegates were shown how wood chips are screened to a uniform size, with fines and other rejects being separated from the accepts in the process 9 Jonas Johakimu (CSIR) demonstrates how pulp slurry is cleaned before being sent to a papermachine 10 Jerome Andrew (CSIR, far left) explains the basic principles of deinking recycled paper 11 Neil Yzelle (Mpact) is given a hands-on experience of deinking recycled paper 12 Sendelyn Pillay and Arthur Moorhead, both from PDNA, and Charmaine Jackson from Sappi test a paper sample's tactile properties during the practical on handsheet making and testing. and 13 14 Poveshni Naidoo (EIT at Sappi) inspects a pulp sample before papermaking begins TAPPSA JOURNAL | VOLUME 4 2013 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The course was informative in covering most aspects of papermaking with higher technical detail and the practical component aiding in better physical and visual interpretation of test methods and papermaking processes. - NEIL YZELLE (MPACT) WHAT THE DELEGATES THOUGHT... An informative course - it really put the Pulp and Paper industry in perpective for me. The lectures covered various pulping methods and applications considering the raw materials available in SA. - POVESHNI NAIDOO (SAPPI) Having worked in the Pulp & Paper Industry for over 32 years providing professional consulting services for the civil, structural and building aspects of mill projects, it was refreshing to learn a little more about what is involved in the pulp and paper making processes. Although I won’t be making paper any time soon I thoroughly enjoyed attending the Hands- On Course and wish I had been able to attend such a course 20 years ago. - MIKE FRANKLIN (PDNA) I found the course very insightful. Being in marketing, it gave me a better overview and understanding of the paper making process. - ANDREW GLOVER (MPACT) After spending 5 years working in the technical department of a paper making company, I am pleasantly surprised as to how informative and enlightening the course proved to be. The course comes highly recommended for anyone within the industry. - ADHEESH BAGRATHIC (MPACT) The course was informative and provided a good background on something that is used and taken for granted every day. It was nice seeing the transformation from tree to pulp to paper and the processes employed therein. - MALANI GOVENDER (TONGAAT HULLET STARCH) The TAPPSA Hands on Papermaking Course has been extremely beneficial to me and has given me a more clear understanding on the paper making process. This course will certainly help me apply myself out in the industry with customers. - SHAIMAL SINGH (SAPPI) ASSOCIATION NEWS
