Fibre and Particle Engineering Laboratory

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Fibre and Particle Engineering Laboratory

• http//www.oulu.fi/pyokui/

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Education

• Process technology
• Mechanical unit processes crushing, comminution,
  separation, classification, concentration
• Fluid and bulk solids handling
• Pulp and paper technology
• Unit processes in mechanical and chemical
  pulping, recycled fibre processes
• Paper manufacture

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Research areas/projects

• Fibre and particle fractionation
• DIP process optimization
• TMP refining mechanisms (EcoTarget)
• Tall oil impregnants as anti-rot compound in wood
  products
• Processing of fibres in gaseous medium
• Novel products/materials for fibre-based
  packaging (SustainPack)
• Anti-addhesive drying rolls in paper machines
• Behaviour/separation of papermaking components
  (e.g. gas bubbles, fillers, fibers, impurities)
  in fibre networks

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General goals in research projects

• More efficient use of raw materials
• Simplified processes with low investments
• Less energy-intensive processes
• Minimum environmental impact of
  processes/products
• New (green) products and applications