Characterisation and effects of micro and nanoscale components and their impact on efficiency of chemical additives
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| Coordinator | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan - Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Inst f fiber- & polymerteknologi |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 2 600 000 |
| Project duration | December 2021 - November 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | The strategic innovation programme Bioinnovation |
| Call | PhD and post-doc projects for resource-smart industrial processes within BioInnovation |
Purpose and goal
Starting with the recent development of new experimental techniques to characterize the size distribution of fibrillar components in dispersions, it is possible to develop an industrially useful methodology for understanding how these components affect the process efficiency and properties of the end products. Based on this hypothesis, the project has been designed with the goals: - To characterize micro and nanoscale components for online use with high repeatability in an industrial environment. - To use this knowledge to optimize process efficiency and material properties.
Expected effects and result
Successful results will be of industrial benefit, partly to characterize material composition in the paper machine, especially materials that are not "seen" today and which form a significant part of the active surface, and partly as new knowledge for optimizing the wet end of the paper machine. The project contributes to the industry´s innovative capacity by educating people to implement process-oriented research from an industrial transformation perspective and to apply the latest basic research results on a large industrial scale.
Planned approach and implementation
To achieve the technical goals, the project plan has been designed around three work packages. The progress of the plan will be continuously evaluated against the industrial companies´ research and development needs and implementation conditions: 1. Method development. 2. Application of the method in the industrial environment. 3. Online industrial application of the method.