SurfaceTreatment Engineering (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student knows
- targets of coating and surface sizing
- raw materials of coating
- the coating and surface sizing technology of paper and paper boards. - the interaction between the properties of coated paper and the coating color raw materials
- plan and calculate coating colour formula
- applying and metering methods and drying strategy of coating layer, process and quality control of coating.

Content (course unit)

- raw materials
- coating colour formula
- applying and metering coating layer
- drying of coating layer
- surface sizing
- process and quality control
- coated paper and paper board
- new intelligent coated products.

Location and time

In III and IV period in 2021 at TAMK.

Exam schedules

On Ferbruary 2021

Assessment methods and criteria

Grading from 1 to 5:

60 points is the maximum (grade 5) and it comprises the following parts
Exam on lecture contents max 20 points (8 points needed to pass the exam)
Laboratory work and the work reports max 25 points (participation in the laboratory excercises and returned report is needed to pass the course)
Group work and its presentation 12 points (Returned presentation and participation in presenting the outcome are needed to pass the course)
Presence in lessions 3 points (3 p = present 5-6 lectures, 2 points = present 4 lectures, 1 point = present 3 lectures)

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Remote lessons,
Own work
Tasks,
Interactive studying,
Laboratory work

Learning materials

Material in Moodle: Surface Treatment Engineering Course,
FAPET: Pigment Coating and Surface Sizing of Paper
KnowPap-application

Student workload

Theory of surface treatment engineering technology 18h,
Laboratory work 34 h
Group work and individual work 80 h

Content scheduling

Week 2: Introduction to surface treatment, cousre practicalities and group excercise instructions
Week 3: Coating colour formulation
Week 5: Application, metering and drying of coating
Week 6: Surface sizing
Week 7: Process & quality contril, raw material - final product property interactions
Week 8: New intelligen coated products, introduction to lab works
Week 10-17: Laboratory excercises

Completion alternatives

No

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student
Can name raw materials, plan the coating colour, calculate the simple coating colour formula, know the coating parameters and coating methods, write a simple report.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student
Can choose raw materials for the different coating colour formulas.
Can plan the different coating colour used in different applications.
Can calculate coating colour or surface sizing reciepes.
Can understand and use the parameters of coating process (eg. coating machine).
Can produce technicaly high level the written reports.
Can practice in coating process (in different tasks)