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DI01058031
Code: DI01058031
Credits: 3
Semester 1
PT
Printer’s Science
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The official GTU curriculum for Printer’s Science (subject code DI01058031) as prescribed for PT · Semester 1 divides the course into 5 units, covering 43 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 (DI01058031)Unit 1 Paper and board manufacturing process
- 1.1. Introduction to paper and pulp, cellulose fiber sources, Non fibrous materials: sizing agents, fillers and loading materials, coloring agents, Additives, chemical processing
- 1.2. Manufacturing of pulp, raw material preparation, mechanical pulping, chemical pulping, semi chemical pulping, Screening, cleaning, bleaching
- 1.3. Stages involved in manufacturing of paper, stock preparation, beating and refining metering and blending, addition of non-fibrous additives
- 1.4. The construction and working of paper manufacturing machine: flow box, wire section, press section, drier section.
- 1.5. Types of papers: printing and writing papers, uncoated papers, coated papers, news print paper, map litho paper etc.
- 1.6. Paper board manufacturing machine,
- 1.7. Finishing treatments: calendaring, coating, conditioning, super calendaring, cutting, slitting, bundling, packing
- 1.8. Paper board – terminology, structure and raw materials used
- 1.9. Functioning of paper board manufacturing machine
- 1.10. Classification of paperboards on different basis
Unit 2 Properties of paper and board
- 2.1. Mechanical strength properties: Bending resistance, elongation, hardness, ply bond/scott bond bursting strength, tearing strength, folding strength, tensile strength wet strength, stiffness
- 2.2. Surface properties: water absorbency, smoothness, pick resistance
- 2.3. Chemical composition related properties: relative humidity, pH, Moisture content, Ash content
- 2.4. Optical properties: Brightness, color, gloss, opacity, whiteness
- 2.5. Printing properties: printability and runnability
- 2.6. Structural properties: Basis weight and grammage,
- 04. 18 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Printing Technology Course / Subject Code : DI01058031 Course / Subject Name : Printer’s Science w.e.f. 2024-25 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 3 of 7 caliper and bulk, compressibility and resiliency, dimensional stability, grain direction, curl and sheet flatness, internal bond strength, and porosity
- 2.7. Relative Humidity, Hygrometry, requirements for pressroom and storage, printing requirements, climate, building construction, AC equipment
Unit 3 Film Manufacturing and end use requirement
- 3.1. Classification and application of polymer substrates
- 3.2. Manufacturing process of film: blown extrusion, sheet and film extrusion, co-extrusion process,
- 3.3. Different film material: PE, HDPE, LDPE, PS, PP, PET, PVC, PVOH, EVA, PA, PC etc.
- 3.4. Different resistance properties of polymeric films: tensile strength, tear strength, impact strength, heat seal strength, of, haze and gloss, WVTR, gas permeability, dimensional stability, maximum and minimum use temperature, environmental stress crack resistance
- 3.5. Surface treatments methods used in applications of polymeric films
Unit 4 Printing inks
- 4.1. Classification and general properties of inks used in printing
- 4.2. Pigments: classification, examples and applications
- 4.3. Vehicles: classification, functions and compositions
- 4.4. Resins: natural resins and synthetic resins
- 4.5. Additives: Plasticizers, waxes, wetting agents, stiffening agents
- 4.6. Dryers: liquid dryers, paste dryers, inhibitors, accelerators
- 4.7. General requirement of offset, screen, gravure, flexographic ink
- 4.8. Formulation of offset, screen, gravure, flexographic ink
- 4.9. Manufacturing process of ink: oil based ink, milling and mixing, liquid ink manufacturing process
- 4.10. Ink drying methods: absorption, oxidation, polymerization, evaporation, UV drying, EB drying, LED drying, IR drying
- 4.11. Testing on printing ink: Flow properties, press stability, drying time on paper, lithographic performance, printability, ink film thickness
- 4.12. Testing on print: color and gloss, rub resistance,
- 10. 26 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Printing Technology Course / Subject Code : DI01058031 Course / Subject Name : Printer’s Science w.e.f. 2024-25 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 4 of 7 light resistance, resistance to water, solvent, alkali, acid, soap, detergent, oil and fats, waxes
Unit 5 Sustainability in substrate and ink manufacturing
- 5.1. Recycle of paper, recycling process,
- 5.2. Renewable sources for paper, FSC
- 5.3. Eco friendly paper
- 5.4. Environmental impacts of paper and plastic industry
- 5.5. Sustainability Challenges in the Paper and plastic Industry
- 5.6. Deinking: conventional deinking, enzymatic deinking, ultrasonic treatment, floatation deinking, wash deinking
- 5.7. Impacts of solvents and VOCs
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