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Åbo Akademi University 2014/2015
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Form of assessment: Written examination
Course literature: Material provided by the lecturers.
Process analytical chemistry
410508.0
2 credits
Advanced level
Lectured course
Offered: Spring 2015 (offered every 2nd year)
Target audience: Year 4-5
Lecturer(s): Johan Bobacka
Aim and contents: The aim of the course is to give students
knowledge about instruments and methods which are used
for analysis of different compounds in industrial processes.
Learning objectives: Students can explain the importance of
sampling and sample transport in process analysis. Students
can explain the differences between off-line, at-line, on-line,
in-line and non-invasivemethods in process analytical chem-
istry. Students can predict the suitability of different analytical
methods for monitoring and control of industrial processes.
Format: Lectures 16 h
Form of assessment: Written examination
Seminars in Analytical Chemistry
410517.0
5 credits
Advanced level
Lectures
Offered: Spring 2014
Contact person: Johan Bobacka
Target audience: Year 4-5
Aim and contents: The aim of the course is to familiarize stu-
dents with the newest trends in analytical chemistry.
Learning objectives: Students identify the major research
areas at the Laboratory of analytical chemistry and can relate
these to the newest trends in analytical chemistry.
Format: lectures 12 h
Prerequisites: Chemical and Instrumental Methods of Analysis
(410302.0, 7 cr)
Form of assessment: Course diary, Essay
Course literature: Material provided by the lecturers.
Special Project in Analytical Chemistry
410523.0
10 credits
Advanced level
Independent research exercise
Offered: the whole academic year, in accordance with the
lecturer
Contact person: Johan Bobacka
Target audience: Year 5
Aim and contents: The aim of the course is to familiarize
students with analytical chemistry research. The student
participates as a research affiliate in one of the ongoing
research projects under supervision of a doctoral student or
senior researcher. The student writes a report based on the
results obtained.
Learning objectives: The student can perform demanding
laboratory work. The student can describe the theoretical
background to the experimental work. The student can
summarise the results and compare them with results from
scientific publications.
Prerequisites: 410302 Chemical and instrumental methods
of analysis (7 cr)
Format: Supervised research work
Form of assessment: Written report
Course literature: Selected scientific publications
Fibre and Cellulose
Technology
The research and education area of Fibre and Cellulose
Technology can be summarised as Biomass Engineering,
where biomass (wood and plants) is the raw material that
is to be processed by engineering. In Fibre Technology, the
production, characterisation and tailoring of natural fibres
for pulp and composites are studied in detail. The education
in Cellulose Technology is focused on pure cellulose and its
derivatives, which are utilized tomanufacturemany advanced
high-added-value products, chemicals and bioplastics. Both
subjects of the laboratory facilitate the use of nanoscale spec-
troscopic and imaging techniques for nano analysis, which
also have a key position in the education.
The courses at intermediate level introduce the students to
the technologies to obtain fibres from biomass, including
bleaching and fibre modification. The advanced courses
concentrate more on the chemistry and interactions on the
microscopic level as well as the pretreatment and fractiona-
tion of biomass to fibres, cellulose and chemicals and utilisa-
tion of these in various products. The aim of the supervised
project/laboratory work course is to familiarize the student to
practical scientific work and analytical treatment of measur-
ing data. The laboratory work is also suitable for exchange
students with the prerequisites of basic knowledge in either
chemical processes, chemical or physical modifications, or
characterisation of biomass or natural fibres.
For further information please visit our web pages at: www.
abo.fi/fct
Fibre Technology
415310.0
7 credits
Intermediate level
Lectured course
Offered: Autumn 2014
(First lecture 30.10.2014 at 10 am in FCT Sem. room.)
Lecturers: Jan Gustafsson, Pedro Fardim
Type: Lectured coursewith seminars and laboratory exercises
Aim and content: he manufacturing, technology, properties
and treatment of wood fibres to pulp. The topics are fibre
raw materials, fibre properties, fibre characterisation, wood
handling processes, mechanical pulping (PGW, TMP, CTMP),
chemical pulping (kraft pulping), bleaching of pulp fibres,
LC-refining and recycling.
Learning objectives: After the course is finished the student
is expected to be able to identify and compare different raw
materials and processes for wood handling, mechanical pulp-
ing, chemical pulping and post treatment of fibres as well as
for recovered fibres.
Entry requirements: Basic knowledge of wood and fibre
chemistry
Target audience: Year 1-2 (Master)
Form of assessment: Written exam, written essay and labora-
tory report
Contact hours: 24
Literature:
1) Gullichsen, J., Fogelholm, C.-J., Chemical Pulping, Fapet
Oy, Helsinki, 1998
2) Sundholm, J., Mechanical Pulping, Fapet Oy, Helsinki, 1998
3) Selected research articles, lecture slides.
