2013 TAPPI Introduction To Wet End Chemistry Course
 

You can download and print a one-page 2013 Course Schedule here.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013          

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

             Introduction to Course

             Learning Objectives Review

             Central themes of Wet-End Chemistry

             Use of Models in Teaching Wet-End Chemistry

             Paper Properties and Wet-End Chemistry           

             Basic Water Chemistry

             Water Chemistry Quiz

             Team Formation

             Water Chemistry Case Study

             Fiber, Fines and Wood Chemistry

             Fillers

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

             Fibers and Fines Case Study

             Cationic Starch and Dry Strength

             Polymeric Dry Strength Agents

             Basics of Polymer Adsorption

 Dry-Strength Case Study

             Wet-Strength Additives

             Dry and Wet-Strength Quiz

             Questions and Answers

Wednesday, June 12, 2013           

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Questions and Answers

Introduction to Charge and Potential

Wood Extractives

Interfering Substances and Contaminants

Alum Chemistry

Internal Sizing and Rosin

Alum and Rosin Sizing Quiz

Alum and Rosin Sizing Case (talk thru)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

             Synthetic Sizes

             Synthetic Quiz Size

             Synthetic Size Case Study

             Dyes and Whiteners

             Dyes and Fillers Quiz

             Dyes and Fillers Case Study

             Overview of Retention of the Fine Solids

             Questions and Answers

Thursday, June 13, 2013            

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

             Questions and Answers

             Polymeric Retention Aid Systems

             Microparticle Retention Systems

             Retention Aid Quiz

             Retention Case Study

             Deposit Control

             Deposit Control Case Study

             Questions and Answers

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

             Pitch Control

             Deposit and Pitch Control Quiz           

             Process Control           

             Foam and Entrained Air

             Course Evaluation, CEU Credits, Door Prizes

 Adjournment

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