MOL-72136 Packaging Materials, 5 cr

Person responsible

Sanna Auvinen, Johanna Lahti

Lessons

Implementation Period Person responsible Requirements
MOL-72136 2016-01 3 Sanna Auvinen
Johanna Lahti

Learning Outcomes

After finishing the course the student is able to specify the purposes of the packaging of different products. He/she is able to identify demands that different products place on the packaging materials and packages and how different materials/packages comply with these demands and he/she is also able to compare different material and package alternatives in relation to their technical and economic efficiency in the packaging process. The aim is that the student is able to connect the theory and packaging solutions in practice. Laboratory demonstrations will be included in the course.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Typical packaging materials and their properties: paper and paperboard based materials, multilayers, flexible and rigid packaging materials     
2. Interactions between package, product and surrounding environment   Modelling of package-product-environment interactions   
3. Testing of packaging materials and packages      
4. Novel packaging materials  Thin film technologies   
5. Legislation on packaging materials     

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Additional information Examination material
Book   Paper and paperboard converting   Jurkka Kuusipalo (ed)   978-952-5216-28-8       Yes   
Lecture slides     Sanna Auvinen & Johanna Lahti         Yes   

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
MOL-72106 Converting and Packaging Processes Advisable    



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MOL-72136 Packaging Materials, 5 cr MOL-72246 Packaging Materials, 6 cr  

Updated by: Auvinen Sanna, 22.11.2016