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Staff in the pulp and paper group

• Ass. Prof. Størker Moe

• Pulping

• Bleaching

• Wood chemistry

• Biofuel

• Prof. Øyvind Gregersen• Paper physics• Paper technology• Cellulose material

technology

• Other people

• Prof. Emer. Torbjørn Helle

• Engineer: Berit Borthen

• Post Doc. Asuka Yamakawa

• Post Doc. Marco Iotti

• 7 PhD students

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Main research areas

Pulp and paper Energy and new materials

Paper Physics

Pulping andfibre quality

Pulping andbleacing chemistry

Wood basedbiofuel

Production and use of(nano-) fibrills

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Research cooperation

• Tight cooperation with PFI in projects, with PhD students and master students.

• Cooperation with STFI-PF and KCL through PhD-projects

• Cooperation with Mid Sweden University in mechanical pulping research

• Cooperation with industry partners like Norske Skog, Södra, Peterson, Borregaard and Vioth through research projects, PhD studies and master studies.

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Where?

• PFI-building, Høgskoleringen 6B

• Built 1998

• Localized together with PFI

• Much common equipment with PFI, separate teaching labs

• Office space in the same areas as PhD students and researchers

• Student-PC’s

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More than newsprint• Current Norwegian wood

based products– Specialty cellulose– Lignosulphonates– (Bio)-ethanol– Specialty chemicals– Energy– Corrugated board– Reinforcement cellulose– Short fibre cellulose– Tissue– Greaseproof paper– Magazine paper– Book paper– Newsprint– Solid board– Silk paper

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TKP4180 Bioenergy and fibre technology

• Spring 4. year, 7,5 SP• Processes for industrial utilization of wood • Contents

– Wood as raw material– Structure and chemical properties of wood– Properties of fibre suspensions– 2. generation biofuel– Wood composites– Pulping chemistry– Pulp and paper technology– Lab and exercises

• Introduction to specialization in pulping, papermaking and bioenergy• Thought by Størker Moe og Øyvind Gregersen

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TKP4565 Paper and fibre technology• Autumn, 5. year• The subject shall give a thorough introduction to the production

technology and chemistry needed to run a pulp, paper or biofuel production plant.

• Possible modules – Pulping technology and chemistry– Paper technology and chemistry– Biofuel

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Project and diploma topics (2009-2010)

Pulp and paper Predicting elastic properties of a polyethylene coated multi-layer

paperboard Energy efficient paper drying

Biofuel and new materials Manufacture and characterization of hydrolyzates from bark-containing

wood samples Yields of fermentable sugars after hydrolysis of mixed lignocellulosic raw

materials Structural characterization of steam-exploded wood Rheology of nano sized microfibrillar cellulose (MFC) Porous membranes made of nanofibrillated cellulose for renewable

energy applications New composite materials based on wood and polyurethane foam