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Cyrus
K. Aidun
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Clarkson University, 1985
Phone (404) 894-6645
cyrus.aidun@me.gatech.edu |
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APPROACH
PIPING |
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Phenomena in pulsating dewatering |
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COATING |
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Coater design
Coating
Fiber texture and paper/board surface roughness
Minerals/pigments, fillers/coatings, two sidedness |
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FIBER
PROPERTIES |
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Fiber orientation |
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FORMING |
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CD sheet uniformity
Effects of drainage and dewatering on the layered structure of paper
Fluid-structure interaction analysis of various papermaking processes
Headbox performance
Image analysis
New headbox development, application, and pilot paper machine trials
Stack lean in forms bond formation
Twist warp in linerboard
Uniformity of paper, formation
Web dynamics |
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HEADBOX |
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CD sheet uniformity
Fiber orientation in headbox
Headbox
Headbox performance
Stack lean in forms bond formation
Suspension flow in headbox
Twist warp in linerboard |
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PAPER
PROPERTIES |
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Dimensional stability
Paper grade design |
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TESTING |
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Laboratory and on-machine measuring instrumentation |
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Sujit Banerjee
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ph.D., Concordia University, 1974
Phone (404) 894-9709
sujit.banerjee@ipst.gatech.edu |
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AERATION
AND SLUDGE |
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Sludge dewatering |
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RECYCLE |
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Fines - hornification
Stickies control
Strategies to combat stickies |
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VOC'S
AND WOOD DRYING |
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Environmental issues VOC control
VOC's & Wood Drying |
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John Cairney
Associate
Professor
Biology
Ph.D., University of Dundee (Scotland), 1986
Phone (404) 894-0179
john.cairney@ipst.gatech.edu |
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FORESTRY |
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Clonal propagation of softwoods through
somatic embryogenesis
Gene expression during embryo development
Genetic improvement of wood and fiber properties
Genetic transformation of woody plants
Molecular biology
Somatic embryogenesis |
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Yulin Deng
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ph.D., Manchester University, 1992
Phone (404) 894-5759
yulin.deng@ipst.gatech.edu |
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DEINKING |
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Deinking
Floatation deinking, paper recycling |
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ENVIRONMENTAL |
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Mill closure effects on wet end chemistry systems |
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FIBER
PROPERTIES |
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Wet fiber compatibility |
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FILLER |
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Synthesis and modification |
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FORMING |
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Kinetics of different retention systems
Laboratory simulation of subprocesses to clarify active mechanisms and characterization
of stock or web properties |
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NANOMATERIALS |
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Nanomaterials |
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RECYCLE |
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Recycling
Toner removal from recycled fiber
Xerographic toner in recycling of paper |
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WET
END CHEMISTRY |
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Chemistry, liquid/substrate interactions
Effect of sizing on end-use requirements
Kinetics of Different Retention Systems
Polymer
Retention, sizing drainage, strength
Liquid-Substrate Interactions
Wet end chemistry process measurement and control (ZP, TOC, flocculation, drainage) |
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Howard (Jeff) L. Empie
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1969
Phone (404) 894-9704
jeff.empie@ipst.gatech.edu |
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RECAUST
OPERATIONS |
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Causticizing operations
Direct causticizing
Green liquor clarification
Lime mud washing and settling |
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RECOVERY
BOILER |
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Alternative recovery processes
Black liquor combustion
Black liquor firing/spraying
Fluidized bed processes
High solids liquor delivery
Recovery boiler char bed control
Recovery boiler thermal efficiency
Recovery boiler throughput optimization |
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James Frederick
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Director, IPST at Georgia Tech
Ph.D., University of Maine, 1973
Phone (404) 894-2082
jim.frederick@ipst.gatech.edu
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ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIES AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
The Forest BioRefinery: improving biomass utilization and
industry profitability
Environmentally Sustainable Process Design
Chemicals and energy from biomass-containing
wastes
Closed mill technologies
Trace metals in pulping and bleaching |
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MEMBERSHIP / INDUSTRY CONTACTS
Membership / industry contacts |
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David I. Orloff
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Drexel University, 1974
Phone (404) 894-6649
david.orloff@ipst.gatech.edu |
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DRYING |
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Impulse drying |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Nonwovens |
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PRESSING |
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Impulse drying |
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Timothy Patterson
Assistant
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. Georgia Tech, 1991
Phone (404) 894-7702
tim.patterson@ipst.gatech.edu |
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DRYING |
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Steam box |
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PRESSING |
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Pressing |
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Gerald S. Pullman
Professor
Biology
Ph.D.,
University of California-Davis,
1979
Phone (404) 894-0363
jerry.pullman@ipst.gatech.edu |
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FORESTRY |
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Clonal propagation of softwoods through somatic
embryogenesis
Embryo development
Genetic transformation of woody plants
Microbiology of paper
Multiplication of high value trees through somatic embryogenesis
Plant physiology
Plant tissue culture
Somatic embryogenesis |
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Arthur J. Ragauskas
Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ph.D.,
University of Western Ontario,
1984
Phone
(404) 894-9701
arthur.ragauskas@ipst.gatech.edu |
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BLEACHING |
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Bio-Bleaching
Bleaching
Chlorine dioxide bleaching
ECF bleaching
Environmental aspects of bleaching
Improving bleachability of Kraft pulp
Oxygen delignification
Peroxide bleaching
TCF bleaching |
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FORESTRY |
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Biotechnological methods used in pulp and paper
production |
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NANOMATERIALS |
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Nanomaterials |
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PAPER
PROPERTIES |
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Accelerated aging of paper materials
Barrier properties of composite structures
Composite papers
Paper permanence
Paper permanence; physical and chemical
Strength properties prediction from the near-infrared (NIR) analysis of pulp
Surface modification of paper |
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PULPING |
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Bleached chemical pulp manufacturing technology
Bleaching mechanical pulp
Brightness stabilization of mechanical pulp
Chemical pulp production
Chemical pulp strength
Chemical pulp yield
Effects of pulping and bleaching on fiber properties
Fundamental chemistry of pulping and bleaching processes
Impact of chemical pulp structures on oxygen delignification
Modified kraft pulping |
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TESTING |
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Chemical characterization of wood, pulp and paper |
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WOOD
CHEMISTRY |
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Chemical fundamentals of lignin and carbohydrate
degradation reactions during pulping and bleaching
Pulping with catalysts
Wood chemistry |
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Preet M. Singh
Assoc. Professor
of Engineering
Ph.D.,
University of Newcastle
Upon Tyne,
1989
Phone (404) 894-6641
preet.singh@ipst.gatech.edu |
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CORROSION |
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Black liquor gasifier materials
Corrosion
Corrosion monitoring and materials testing
Digester corrosion
Fatigue testing of duplex steels
Materials selection for corrosive environments
On-line corrosion monitoring in recovery boilers
Paper machine corrosion
Recovery boiler corrosion |
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RECOVERY
BOILER |
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Experience in conducting laboratory and field corrosion
tests and corrosion probe design and uses
Fatigue testing of duplex steels and on-line gas sampling of kraft recovery boilers
Recovery boiler corrosion |
