Pulp and Paper Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Pulp and Paper Technology (subject code DI04005081) as prescribed for MECHANICAL · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 23 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (DI04005081)Unit 1 Basics of Pulp and paper Technology
- 1.1. Introduction of pulp and paper industry
- 1.2. consumption pattern of paper
- 1.3. Cellulose raw material
- 1.4. Problems and scope of pulp and paper industries in India
Unit 2 Pulp
- 2.1. Various raw materials
- 2.2. Pulping process: Sulphite pulping, Semi-chemical pulping, Mechanical and Thermo-mechanical pulping, Secondary fiber pulping, Rag pulping, Dissolving pulp
- 2.3. Kraft pulping process with major engineering problems.
- 2.4. Comparison of three types of pulps
- 2.5. Black liquor recovery process
Unit 3 Paper
- 3.1. Types of paper products, Various raw materials: Fiberous and Non- Fiberous
- 3.2. Wet process for paper manufacture
- 3.3. Fourdrinier machine
- 3.4. Economics of paper industry
- 3.5. Recent improvement in paper making
Unit 4 Cellulose and Lignin Chemicals
- 4.1. Properties of cellulose
- 4.2. Preparation of chemical cellulose
- 4.3. lignin chemicals: Types, Properties of Di-methyl sulphides and Di- methyl sulfoxide
- 4.4. manufacturing process of Di-methyl sulphides and Di- methyl sulfoxide
- 4.5. Applications of cellulose and lignin chemicals
Unit 5 Waste Disposal Techniques
- 5.1. Pollution potentials of Indian pulp and paper industry
- 5.2. Characteristics of Industrial Lignin water
- 5.3. Bio-technical approach for pollution
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