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March 2006 Pulp and Paper Technology

Pulp and Paper Technology Education and Research at AIT

Dr. Raimo O MalinenDirector, Finnish PPT Project

FoS Coordinator


PPT FoS - Background

Strong growth in pulp and paper consumption and production in Asia since the late 1980’s

Almost revolutionary technical development in Asian paper industry since then – from small polluting mills to the state-of-the-art mills

Increasing demand for qualified engineers with pulp and paper education – thousands of expatriates in Asian paper industry in the mid-1990’s



Limited or no academic level education for paper industry in most Asian countries – practically no lower-level schools for operators

No strong research institutes for pulp and paper in the region – very limited research if any in regional paper companies

35+ % of global paper consumption in Asia



The idea for PPT FoS was initiated in Advance Agro paper company in 1994 and was presented to the Government of Finland in 1995

The decision to establish PPT FoS was done in 1996 – the MOU between AIT and Finnish Government was signed and in June 1996 Advance Agro decided to support laboratory building

The project activities were started in May 1996 The operations were started up in January 1998


PPT FoS - Objectives

To produce high quality pulp and paper engineers of local background for local needs.

To contribute to environmentally sound, sustainable development in the region by supplying education and knowledge of available technology and conducting research in current problems.


PPT FoS - Financing

Building was financed by Advance Agro, utilities by AIT and Finland

Laboratory equipment, library, furniture, etc. almost 100 % funded by Finland in the beginning, since then 80 to 90 % by Finland

AIT has been supporting most of annual operating budget

Finland has supported three faculty members plus annually a few short-timers, AIT has financed one faculty member plus staff

Finland has given annually 10 to 13 full MSc scholarships plus recently one PhD scholarship

Paper and related business has donated some instruments and altogether 8 scholartships


PPT FoS - Staffing

Four full-time faculty membersAnnually several short-time lecturers and

other supporting experts with the Finnish project

Other staff 7, laboratory staff limited relevant education and experience which has made laboratory development more slowly; during the last four years both lab supervisors have been also doctoral students


PPT FoS - Laboratory

Good basic equipment for pulp and paper laboratory

Limited equipment for higher-level research – acceptable for the PhD program

Major upgrade would require large investments – not realistic without a new major sponsor


Curriculum Course

CodeCourse Title Credit Status Semester

ED74.01 Pulp Manufacture 4(3-3) R Aug

ED74.02 Fibre and Paper Fundamentals 4(3-3) R Aug

ED74.03 Wood, Non-wood and Pulping Chemistry 2(2-0) E Aug

ED74.04 Special Characteristics of Paper 2(2-0) E Aug

ED74.05 Anatomy of Papermaking Fibers 2(1-3) E Aug

ED74.06 Structure, Markets and Economics of Paper Industry 2(2-0) E Aug

ED74.07 Analytical and Research Methods in Paper Sciences 2(0-6) E Aug

ED74.08 Paper and Board Technology 3(3-0) E Jan

ED74.09 Unit Operations in a Chemical Pulp Mill 3(3-0) E Jan

ED74.10 Pulping and Papermaking Laboratory 2(0-6) R Jan

ED74.11 Environmental Control in Pulp and Paper Industry 2(2-0) R Jan

ED74.12 Recycled Fibre Technology 2(1-3) E Jan

ED74.13 Pigment Coating and Printing 3(2-3) E Jan

ED74.14 Advanced Pulp Mill Technologies 2(1-3) E Jan

ED74.15 Pulp and Paper Mill Design 2(1-3) E Jan


Curriculum

Curriculum must include also basic courses because no good BSc programs in the region

The number of courses to be offered shall then be high

At best, students are required to take only 06 to 70 % of our courses which means there are not enough students for all courses

For PhD students only basic master courses available; PhD students cannot specialize in their course work at all


Annual intake around 12 -20 Master students. Presently 5 PhD students. The current and previous students represented following countries:

BangladeshChinaFinlandIndiaIndonesiaIranMyanmarNepalPakistanSri LankaThailand Vietnam

Students


Products and Services of AIT PPT FoS

Degrees in Pulp and Paper TechnologyMSc and PhD degreesCertificates

Thesis, research reports, conference presentations and publications

Tailor-made seminars and short courses for industry according to the needs

Research projectsContract research and testing servicesLibrary services


PPT FoS – Contract Research

A number of regular customers from paper industry as well as from machine and chemical suppliers

Projects typically small (testing)– revenue from projects has somewhat supported a low operation budget

Capacity for research projects is limited; skills of laboratory staff are not adequate for demanding contract research (no relevant education or experience; two key persons, lab supervisors still doctoral students)

Total gross revenue in 2006 will be at least 500,000 Baht


Research Focus of PPT FoS

Optimum utilization of regional raw materials for papermaking Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Thailand) Acacia (Indonesia and Thailand) Bamboos (Thailand, Vietnam) Other non-wood materials

Improved utilization of recycled fiber in paper industry in the region

Development of process technologies for regional raw materials ECF and TCF bleaching technologies with regional raw materials

Development of product quality based on regional raw materials


Strengths of AIT PPT FoS

PPT is part of Asian Institute of Technology, a well known international, English speaking university

Located fairly close to the industry in the fastest developing pulp and paper making region in the world

Strong knowledge of raw materials and modern, efficient, sustainable and environmentally sound technology.

Connections with local companies and universities in the Asia-Pacific region

Up-to-date equipment available, PPT laboratory equipped with good basic laboratory instruments and with increasing number of more sophisticated instruments


Achievements

Ca 110 graduated MSc students by the end of the year 2005

Two graduated doctoral studentsSix doctoral students in progressSeveral graduated MSc students from AIT-

PPT have been in PhD programs in Finland, USA, Canada, Germany, Australia; three graduated by 2005

In terms of the number of graduates per year AIT-PPT belongs to top-five academic paper schools in the world


Vision of Pulp and Paper Technology

Field of StudyThe Vision of PPT FoS is to establish and

strengthen its position as a leading pulp and paper education center in South-East Asia to support the development of environmentally friendly paper industry in the region.

This is implemented by producing MSc and PhD graduates as well offering research services for the use of regional paper industry.

AIT PPT FoS is striving to become an important part of the global network of universities, especially with European Union and Asia Pacific, providing education and research services for paper industry.

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