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PSE 322 Wet End and Polymer Chemistry
Prepares students to solve problems related to chemical usage on paper machines. Subjects include water chemistry, paper machine operations, fibers, fillers, alum, sizing agents, polyelectrolytes, colloidal interactions, strength agents, dyes, strategies to optimize retention, dewatering strategies, strategies to achieve more uniform paper, strategies to improve production rates, recycling acqueous coatings, and wet-end chemical process control.
Prerequisite: ±Ê³§·¡Ìý212 and (°ä±áÌý221 or °ä±áÌý225) and (°ä±áÌý222 or °ä±áÌý226)
Typically offered in Fall only