2012 Introduction To Wet End Chemistry Course
Product code: 12IWECC
Date: 6/4/2012 to 6/6/2012
Location: Norcross, GA United States
Contact: memberconnection@tappi.org
Phone: 1.800.332.8686 (US); 1.800.446.9431 (Canada); +1.770.446.1400
Fax: +1.770.209.7206
For more information on this course, please visit www.tappi.org/12IWEC.
Engineers, start your engines!
The 2012 TAPPI Introduction to Wet-End Chemistry course helps you get up to speed on the latest technology and terminology you need for optimum papermaking performance.
Instructors for this course know that cost savings is ultimately your mark for a strong finish, so they focus the 3-day interactive training on innovative wet-end chemistry principals and the use of additives to change or create new paper products.
Through case studies, break-out sessions and networking with others in the course, you’ll learn how to:
- Implement new technology into your mill’s wet-end process to reach higher efficiency and yield consistent, quality products
- Use chemicals and other additives to change or create new products and maximize machine capacity
- Put the brakes on machine downtime and off-specification products
- Make better judgments on selection and use of papermaking chemicals
- Better troubleshoot problems on the paper machines
- Get up to speed on the challenges papermakers face due to changing fiber qualities, regulations and competitive pressures
This course is ideal for engineers involved in training, particularly within mills that have brought in newer employees or lost valuable experience through retirement. Many chemical engineers entering paper mills today don’t have a specific background in pulp and paper manufacturing and may not understand how to apply what they’ve learned to the papermaking wet end process. In this course, you will learn the importance of better communication of correct terminology in context to the chemicals and additives used in making better paper products that can rev up production.
Learning Outcomes
You could pour over all the how-to manuals available and still not retain this level and quality of working knowledge. Completing this workshop will enable you, among other skills, to:
- Identify the properties of papermaking furnish and the process components and discuss how they interact to affect wet-end chemistry phenomena.
- Discuss possible solutions to paper machine process and paper quality problems associated with wet-end additives and arising from chemical deposits.
- Identify additives that can be used to change the balance of charge for purposes of process control, trouble-shooting and optimization situations.
- Identify the most important factors affecting first-pass retention and the rate of drainage of water from the fiber mat during paper formation.
- Identify classes of wet-end chemical additives that can be used to achieve paper property objectives in various grades.
This course will sell out at 25 participants to encourage the most interactive discussions possible with ample question-and-answer opportunities.
View the Workshop Schedule to see the specific topics covered.
Who’ll Be Attending
This introductory- to intermediate-level course is designed for those in pulp and paper manufacturing facilities with job responsibilities, such as:
- Chemical & Process Engineers
- Mill Superintendents and Department Managers
- Research and Development Engineers
- Technology and Chief Chemists
- VP R&D, Tech Director
- Process & Quality Control Technicians
- Account Representatives for Chemical, Machinery, Equipment Suppliers
Participants should have one to five years of paper industry experience, and college-level chemistry and math courses are helpful.
What Past Participants Said
When asked in a survey offered after this course, past participants wrote that the TAPPI Introduction to Wet End Chemistry Course enabled them to:
- “I liked the case studies and opportunities to ask the instructors questions about the material from angles relevant to my work. Nice class size."
- "I better understand the wet end and can contribute better to optimization & trouble shooting”
- "I'm sure I will be a better salesman and a better technical assistant.”
- “I now understand what happens upstream.”
CEUs
TAPPI will award 1.7 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for completion of the curriculum.
The Education Project Center of TAPPI has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1620 I Street, NW, Suite 615, Washington, DC 20006. TAPPI will award CEUs to participants who attend and participate in at least 80% of the educational sessions and complete a final program evaluation.
Meet the Course Instructors
Martin A. Hubbe, Ph.D. is a TAPPI Fellow and currently serves as Professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., USA. Hubbe graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, with a B.A. degree in Chemistry. He earned his M.S. from the Institute of Paper Chemistry in Appleton, Wisconsin, and received his Ph. D. from Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. He began his post-college career with American Cyanamid Corp. as a research associate and continued his corporate work at International Paper Company as a research associate and later principal scientist. Dr. Hubbe is a member of the American Chemical Society, TAPPI and is a frequent presenter. He wrote and published the TAPPI book Cost-Saving Strategies in Papermaking Chemistry with co-author Kasy King and wrote the introductory chapter of Jose Rodriguez’s TAPPI book Micro and Nano-particles in Papermaking. He has nearly 120 publications to his credit, including books and papers published in professional journals and courses at conferences. He holds five patents.
Darren K. Swales is the Technical Applications Group Manager for Kemira North America. He has a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Analytical Chemistry and a Ph.D. degree in Colloidal Chemistry from University of Technology, Loughborough, UK. Swales has also worked for Roe Lee Paper Chemicals in the UK, and for Raisio Chemicals and Penford Products Co. in the US. He is an active member of TAPPI, the vice-chair of the Paper Additives sub-committee, and the Additives track manager for PaperCon 2011. He also is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Larry Anker is currently the Sizing and Wet Strength Applications Group Leader for Ashland Hercules Water Technologies. He earned a B.S. Degree in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics from Washington and Lee University and his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Penn State University. His career began at International Paper’s Erie Research Center in the corporate papermaking process chemistry group. Anker has held various positions in his 14 years at Ashland including polymer chemistry group leader, applications lab manager and field applications group leader.
Course Registration Fees
| |
Before May 14, 2012 |
After May 14, 2012 |
| Course Registration |
| Member |
US $1,095 |
US $1,295 |
| Non-Member |
US $1,395 |
US $1,595 |
| Group Meeting Registration, per person (3+ people from the same location) |
| Member |
US $995 |
US $1,195 |
| Non-Member |
US $1,295 |
US $1,395 |
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 May 7, 2012. Please note, there will be a 50% refund for all written cancellations made after May 7, 2012, but no later than 5 business days prior to the start of the conference May 28, 2012. Understandably, after May 28, 2012, no refunds can be issued. Substitutions, however, will be accepted any time without a penalty.
Travel and Accomodations
Hilton Atlanta Northeast
5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Norcross, GA 30092
Telephone: +1.770.447.4747
Fax: +1.678.533.3333
Check-In: 3:00pm - Check-Out: 12:00pm
Reservations
By Phone: (be sure to mention the TAPPI rate)
Property Direct: +1.770.447.4747 Press 2
Property Toll Free Direct: 1.800.678.4120
TAPPI Corporate Rate: $94/night
Includes: Complimentary internet and shuttle bus to TAPPI
Hotel Amenities Include: Business Center, ATM, Restaurant and Lounge, Coin Laundry, Gift Shop, Local Transportation, Multi-Lingual Staff, In-Room Safe, In-Room Coffee Maker, Hair Dryer, Ironing Board, Room Service, Fitness Room, and Pool
Directions to the Hilton Hotel:
Traveling North on I-85 (From airport)
Take I-85 North to I-285 West
Exit 31-B from I-285 (Peachtree Industrial Boulevard North)
Follow Peachtree Ind. Blvd. for 5 miles
Take RIGHT fork in highway toward Peachtree Ind. Blvd North
At second traffic light (Peachtree Corners E), make a U-turn
Hilton is on your right side
Traveling South on I-85
Exit I-85 at Jimmy Carter Blvd (exit 99)
Turn Right off of exit
Continue to Peachtree Ind. Blvd and turn right
At second traffic light (Peachtree Corners E), make a U-turn
Hilton is on your right side
Traveling South on I-75
Follow I-75 and take I-285 EAST
Take Exit 31-B from I-285 (Peachtree Industrial Boulevard North)
Follow Peachtree Ind. Blvd. for 5 miles
Take RIGHT fork in highway toward Peachtree Ind. Blvd North
At second traffic light (Peachtree Corners E), make a U-turn
Hilton is on your right side
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TAPPI PRESS Discounts for Attendees
Build Your library of knowledge with these TAPPI PRESS publications, which are discounted exclusively for registrants for this course. Select your books at the same time you complete your online registration to take advantage of this offer.
Discounted with Your Course Registration:
Principles of Wet End Chemistry
By William E. Scott, Ph.D.
This text offers an introductory overview of wet end chemistry. Written by Dr. Bill Scott of Miami University, this text will be a valuable reference tool for everyone involved in wet end chemistry. 1996. 185 pages, soft cover.
Course Registration Price: $39
Making Pulp & Paper Series MPP-11 - Wet End Chemistry
Wet End Chemistry is the eleventh of 15 CD-ROMs in the Making Pulp and Paper CD-ROM Series. Through this highly interactive, self-paced CD-ROM participants learn wet end chemistry terms, concepts, and processes.
Course Registration Price: $75
Making Pulp & Paper Series MPP-12 - The Paper Machine Wet End
Wet End Chemistry is the twelfth of 15 CD-ROMs in the Making Pulp and Paper CD-ROM Series. Through this highly interactive, self-paced CD-ROM participants learn wet end chemistry terms, concepts, and processes.
Course Registration Price: $75
You may also be interested in these TAPPI PRESS publications, offered at regular price:
Handbook for Pulp and Paper Technologiest (The Smook Book) Third Edition
By Gary A. Smook
This best-selling text provides an introduction to the entire technology of pulp and paper manufacture. The book features 27 chapters covering all aspects of pulping and papermaking. Hundreds of illustrations, charts, and tables help the reader grasp the concepts being presented. The third edition features additional material on secondary fiber recovery and utilization, mechanical pulping, kraft pulping and bleaching, and papermaking. 2002. 425 pages, hard cover.
Product Code: 0202SMOOK
Member Price: $56.00
Non-Member Price: $75.00
Cost Saving Strategies in Papermaking Chemistry
This handbook provides cost-saving strategies associated with the use of chemical additives during the manufacture of paper. Topics include:
- Loss of materials (i.e. "yield" of the papermaking process)
- Production rate issues
- Downtime
- Inefficient use of functional additives
- Process-enhancing additives and their control
- Strategies to reduce the amount of fibers required to make a paper product
- Strategies to reduce the amount of energy to make paper.
A glossary of terms and a brief introduction to selected principles of capital budgeting are provided as appendices. This book is ideal for paper machine process engineers/scientists, paper machine superintendents, paper mill management, chemical supplier technical staff, product development engineers, paper mill consultants, and technical staff from allied industries, e.g. process control equipment, papermaking machinery, and environmental services.
Product Code: 0101R325
Member Price: $150
Non-Member Price: $215
Starch and Starch Products for Wet End Application
Starch and Starch Products for Wet End Applications written by Hans W. Maurer, is a complement to his previous book Starch and Starch Products in Surface Sizing and Paper Coating and addresses issues in the preparation and application of starch and starch products for use in the wet stages of the papermaking process. This publication covers a wide range of subjects in starch utilization, ranging from the preparation of specific starch products to their use in papermaking for flocculation, retention, drainage, strength and sizing control. Environmental issues in the use of starch and analytical procedures for starch analysis and charge characterization are also addressed.
Product Code: 0101R319
Member Price: $125
Non-Member Price: $ 185
For more information on this course, please visit www.tappi.org/12IWEC.
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