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Course Detail

Degree
Bachelor
Standard Academic Year
3, 4
Course delivery methods
face-to-face
Subject
Biological sciences, Agriculture & related subjects, Physical sciences
Program
School
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Department
College of Agro-Biological Resource Sciences
Campus
Tsukuba Campus
Classroom
2G305
Course Offering Year
2023-2024
Course Offering Month
October - December
Weekday and Period
Tue2
Capacity
Credits
1.0
Language
English
Course Number
EG60411

Biomaterial Science University of Tsukuba

Course Overview

Fundamentals and applications of paper science and papermaking engineering will be provided and they cover chemical structures of polysaccharides constituting fibers, pulping methods for extracting fibers from wood, papermaking technology such as beating, forming, calendering and coating, and geometrical, mechanical, optical, water-related properties of paper as well as biomass plastics to replace petroleum- resourced plastics and latest research topics.

Learning Achievement

Students will be engaged in achieving a basic knowledge of biomaterial by learning the major components of wood and how to process wood to convert to paper.

Competence

This coursework links up with biological, chemical and technological knowledge of pulping and papermaking.

Course prerequisites

Students will be expected to have successfully completed Polymer Chemistry prior to enrollment in this course.

Grading Philosophy

Examination

Course schedule

Professor Toshiharu Enomae will give classes from the 1st to 8th.
Fundamental structure of wood and fibers
Fundamental structure of wood and fibers
Chemical composition and distribution
Chemical composition and distribution
Pulping methods
Pulping methods
Oxygen-alkali delignification - Week
Oxygen-alkali delignification - Week
Bleaching
Bleaching
Final Exam

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Enomae Toshiharu,Nakagawa-Izumi Akiko

Other information

(In order to respect for other students, I will define classroom conduct and decorum for learning excellence, latenss, permission to leave the classroom in the midst of the coursework.)
Basic knowledge on mathematics, chemistry, and physics is required.

Site for Inquiry

Please inquire about the courses at the address below.

Contact person: Nakagawa-Izumi Akiko

Email address: nakagawa-izumi.a.gm@u.tsukuba.ac.jp


Link to the syllabus provided by the university