2010 TAPPI Introduction To Kraft Pulping & Bleaching Course
Product code: 10KRAFTP
Date: 8/9/2010 to 8/10/2010
Venue: Kemira Training Room
Location: Kennesaw, GA USA
Contact: Mary Beth Cornell at +1.770.209.7210 or mcornell@tappi.org
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Consider this scenario if you will.
You or one of your employees is fairly new to kraft operations. You could:
- Get the training needed -- when there's production downtime or staff resources available
- Commit just two days -- gaining a much better understanding of overall kraft operations
You'd choose B, of course. TAPPI can help you change your Kraft Operations for the better. Better workdays, better operations, better performance.
TAPPI Introduction to Kraft Pulping and Bleaching Course
August 9-10, 2010
Kennesaw, Ga. USA
Get in Early! Member Price - $895
Non-Member Price - $1,595
Member Group Rate - $795 Per Person
Non-Member Group Rate - $1,395 Per Person
After July 28
Member Price - $995
Non-Member Price - $1,695
Member Group Rate - $895 Per Person
Non-Member Group Rate - $1,495 Per Person
Register before July 28 for the early-bird savings.
Course will sell out at 30 registrants.
Gain and Retain!
The TAPPI Introduction to Kraft Pulping and Bleaching Course is designed to:
- Expand overall understanding of kraft pulp mill operations
- Broaden awareness of how one part of the process affects other operations
- Demonstrate the affect of processes on kraft pulp quality
- Build confidence for effective interaction among experienced process engineers and operators
- Help you troubleshoot product quality problems
Participants will learn specifically about:
- Wood and Fiber Raw Materials
- Preparation of Wood and Chips for Pulping
- Preparation of White Liquor
- Pulping Terminology, Properties and Tests
- Batch and Continuous Cooking
- Kraft Pulping Chemical Reactions
- Pulping Variables and Effects on Properties
- Trends in Kraft Pulping and Bleaching
- Brown Stock Washing
- Screening and Cleaning
- Bleaching and Oxygen Delignification
View the Preliminary Course Schedule to find out exactly all that you'll be depositing into your valuable bank of knowledge.
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for anyone new to the kraft pulping process, particularly process engineers and operators.
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing the course, participants should be able to:
- Describe and define kraft pulp mill processes, equipment, operating variables, and terminology, in order to increase ability to improve operations and pulp quality.
- Recognize how one part of the process affects other operations, in order to increase awareness of thinking on a mill wide scale.
- Interpret how the process variables affect pulp quality, in order to improve pulp quality and troubleshoot variations in quality.
- Extend awareness of the complex environmental challenges associated with kraft pulp production.
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Michael Kocurek is Professor of Paper Science & Engineering at North Carolina State University. He is one of the most recognized educators in the paper industry.
His teaching focus is on Pulp & Paper Technology, and Paper Properties. Since 1970, he has taught undergraduates, graduates, and in-mill courses for over 3,000 industry professionals and operators for over 50 paper industry corporations and government agencies. He has served as the sole instructor for this course since 1974, and brings extensive experiences to communicate to students.
Mike is the editor of 11 books and over 60 video modules on pulp & paper technology. He has served as Department Head at NC State, Executive Director of the Herty Foundation, an agency of the state of Georgia, and as Chairman and founder of the Department of Paper Science at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. He is a TAPPI Fellow and Distinguished Service Recipient. In 2005, he was inducted into the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed on those who have made preeminent contributions to the global pulp & paper industry.
Plan Your Trip
The TAPPI Introduction to Kraft Pulping and Bleaching Course will be held August 9-10 at the Kemira Training Room, 1950 Vaughn Road, Kennesaw, Georgia USA.
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Special Pricing on TAPPI Press Books with Your Registration
MPP-04 Kraft Pulping
From the Making Pulp and Paper CD-ROM Series
Registration Discount - $35
Each CD is regularly $119
MPP-07 Bleaching
From the Making Pulp and Paper CD-ROM Series
Registration Discount - $35
Each CD is regularly $119
0101R171 Kraft Pulping
Registration Discount - $55
Regularly $73.95
0102B061 Pulp Bleaching: Principles & Practice
Registration Discount - $120 Regularly $186
Cancellation Policy
If you find that you have to cancel, your full registration fee will be refunded if TAPPI’s Registration Department receives written notification (fax acceptable at +1.770.209.7206) by July 12, 2010. Please note: There will be a 50% refund for all written cancellations made after July 12, 2010, but no later than 5 business days prior to the start of the conference August 2, 2010. Understandably, after this time, no refunds can be issued. Substitutions, however, will be accepted any time without a penalty.
Refund
100% - Cancellation received by July 12, 2010
50% - Cancellations received after July 12, 2010 and no later than August 2, 2010.
NO REFUND - Cancellations received after August 2, 2010.
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