Coordinating unit: Teaching unit: Academic year: Degree: ECTS credits: 2017 205 - ESEIAAT - Terrassa School of Industrial, Aerospace and Audiovisual Engineering 714 - ETP - Department of Textile and Paper Engineering MASTER'S DEGREE IN TEXTILE AND PAPER ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2016). (Teaching unit Compulsory) MASTER'S DEGREE IN FIBROUS MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2012). (Teaching unit Optional) 5 Teaching languages: Spanish, English Teaching staff Coordinator: Others: Cristina Valls Teresa Vidal Prior skills None. Degree competences to which the subject contributes Basic: CB06-METP. (ENG) Poseer y comprender conocimientos que aporten una base u oportunidad de ser originales en el desarrollo y/o aplicación de ideas, a menudo en un contexto de investigación CB07-METP. (ENG) Que los estudiantes sepan aplicar los conocimientos adquiridos y su capacidad de resolución de problemas en entornos nuevos o poco conocidos dentro de contextos más amplios (o multidisciplinares) relacionados con su área de estudio CB08-METP. (ENG) Que los estudiantes sean capaces de integrar conocimientos y enfrentarse a la complejidad de formular juicios a partir de una información que, siendo incompleta o limitada, incluya reflexiones sobre las responsabilidades sociales y éticas vinculadas a la aplicación de sus conocimientos y juicios CB09-METP. (ENG) Que los estudiantes sepan comunicar sus conclusiones y los conocimientos y razones últimas que las sustentan a públicos especializados y no especializados de un modo claro y sin ambigüedades CB10-METP. Learning abilities that will enable students to keep studying in a largely self-directed or independent manner. Specific: 5. METMF_To be able to use environmental and sustainable technologies within the scope of the study programme. CE03-METP. (ENG) Analizar, aplicar y proyectar las principales operaciones unitarias y los sistemas que componen los procesos de fabricación dentro del ámbito de la titulación. CE13-METP. (ENG) Capacidad para analizar y evaluar teórica y experimentalmente las propiedades físico-mecánicas y ópticas específicas de los materiales del ámbito papelero y gráfico. CE1. METMF_To be able to identify and assess raw materials, intermediate products and end products involved in the textile, paper and graphic, and leather engineering domains. Generical: CG1-METP. (ENG) Tener conocimientos adecuados de aspectos matemáticos, analíticos, científicos, instrumentales, tecnológicos y de gestión. CG4-METP. (ENG) Capacidad para realizar investigación, desarrollo e innovación en el ámbito de la titulación 1 / 6
Teaching methodology The subject comprises theoretical lectures and practical sessions, and exercise, problem and practical case solving. TM1. Participative lectures on theoretical and practical contents. TM2. Practical seminar where the teachers, with students' help, are to solve exercises and problems related to the theoretical contents of the subject. TM3. Practical sessions where the teachers, with students' help, are to solve practical cases related to the theoretical contents of the subject. TM4. Guided laboratory work or workshop tasks. TM5. Self work on the subject assignments. Learning objectives of the subject - To learn the environmental impact of pulp manufacturing processes and the principles to be adhered to in selecting the most suitable technologies available for this purpose. - To learn TCF bleaching processes, the reagents they use and their mechanisms of action, as well as the best application conditions for the particular objectives. Because the bleaching operation produces contaminants, students should also learn how to minimize their environmental impact. Study load Total learning time: 125h Hours large group: 0h 0.00% Hours medium group: 0h 0.00% Hours small group: 45h 36.00% Guided activities: 0h 0.00% Self study: 80h 64.00% 2 / 6
Content Unit 1. Pulp manufacturing processes Learning time: 6h Theory classes: 2h Self study : 4h Basic notions of pulp manufacturing. Classification of processes. Unit 2. The sulphate (kraft) process Learning time: 29h Theory classes: 10h Self study : 19h General description of the "sulphate" or "kraft" process. Chemical aspects of cooking. Variables of the process. Kinetic aspects of cooking. Improving selectivity in kraft cooking. Modifications and latest advances in alkaline processes. Cooking equipment. Pulp cleaning and washing. Mass and energy balances as applied to a chemical process. AF3 Exercise, problem and case solving by the students. AF5 Attendance of seminars and lectures, and visits to firms engaged in activities related to the subject contents. Unit 3. Recovery of cooking black liquors Learning time: 5h Theory classes: 1h Self study : 4h General characteristics of black liquors. Evaporation. Combustion of black liquors. Caustification. Calcination of lime Mud. By-product recovery. 3 / 6
Unit 4. Other pulp manufacturing processes Learning time: 6h Theory classes: 2h Self study : 4h Sulphite processes. Pulp dissolution. Mechanical processes. CTMP, CMP and semi-chemical processes. Processes applied to non-wood plant materials. Unconventional processes. Unit 5. Pulp bleaching (2). TCF sequences and recycled fibre bleaching Learning time: 15h Self study : 8h Self study : 7h Ozone. Variables. Recycled fibre bleaching. Unit operations at a bleaching plant. Environmental impact of the processes and minimization of their effects. AF5 Attendance of seminars and lectures, and visits to firms engaged in activities related to the subject contents. 4 / 6
Planning of activities PRACTICAL ACTIVITY 2. TCF BLEACHING AND RECYCLED FIBRE BLEACHING Hours: 27h Laboratory classes: 10h Self study: 17h Sequential application of different bleaching steps. Analysis of pulp properties. Specific objectives: AF2 Individual or group work in the classroom, the laboratory or at a pilot plant. AF3 Exercise, problem and case solving by the students. AF4 Oral presentation to be given to the teachers and peers. AF7 Completion of a scientific technical assignment. PRACTICAL ACTIVITY 1. KRAFT COOKING Hours: 37h Laboratory classes: 13h Self study: 24h Classification of chips. Titration of white liquors. Kraft cooking. Titration of black liquors. Uncooked materials. Characterization of pulp. Specific objectives: AF2 Individual or group work in the classroom, laboratory or pilot plant. AF3 Exercise, problem and case solving by the students. AF4 Oral presentation to be given to the teachers and peers. AF7 Completion of a scientific technical assignment. Qualification system Each student's overall mark will be the sum of the individual marks obtained in the following assessment events: - Activity 1 (EV2: Evaluation of practical activities from written reports and oral presentations; EV3: Evaluation of practical case solving and assignments from written reports and oral presentations): 40% - Activity 2 (EV1: Evaluation of knowledge acquisition through written exams): 60% (30% first exam, 30% second exam) Regulations for carrying out activities Written practical reports are to be prepared individually by each student. Passing the subject requires completing the practical activities, delivering the corresponding reports and giving the oral presentation. 5 / 6
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