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BBE 4301/5301 Surface and Colloid Science
in Bio-based Products Manufacturing (3 credits)
| Catalog Description: |
Surface and Colloid Science in Bio-based Products Manufacturing
3 cr. Principles of surface and colloid science and their
application to understanding the manufacturing and performance
of bio-based products.
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| Prerequisites: |
Chem 3501, ME 3321
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| Class/Laboratory Schedule: |
3 lectures per week
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| Location: |
TBA
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| Instructors: |
Steve
Severtson
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| Text: |
Texts Required – None
References:
• Principles of Wet-End Chemistry – Scott
• Papermaking Chemistry – Neimo
• Introduction to Colloid and Surface Chemistry, 3rd Edition - Shaw
• Principles of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, 2nd Edition - Hiemenz
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| Grading: |
Student Performance Assessment:Homework and Exams
Graduate Credit: Students taking the course for graduate
credit will be required to answer additional questions
in exams and/or graduate student project
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Tentative List of Topics:
- Polymers and Polyelectrolytes
- Wet-Strength Additives
- Water and Water Chemistry Concepts
- Dry-Strength Additives
- Water Solubility Capillarity
- Surface Properties of Fibers and Fines
- Rosin Size
- Surface Free Energy
- Synthetic Internal Size
- Colloidal Stability
- Introduction to Adhesion
- Charge Measurements
- Coating Pigments and Binders
- Sorption of Molecules and Polymers to Fibers and Fines
- Other Coating Mix Additives
- Fillers Coating Mix Formulation
- Retention and Drainage
- Foam, Defoamers and Antifoamers
- Aluminum Compounds Contaminants and Contaminant Control
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