MOL-72136 Packaging Materials, 5 cr
Person responsible
Sanna Auvinen, Johanna Lahti
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| MOL-72136 2018-01 | 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 | Packaging Technology - Fundamentals, Materials and Processes | Emblem, Anne Emblem, Henry | 978-1-84569-665-8 | Online version available at: www.knovel.com | Yes | |
| 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-42106 Polymeric Materials | Advisable | |
| MOL-42196 Adhesion and Surface Modifications | Advisable | |
| MOL-42316 Processing of Thermoplastics | Advisable | |
| 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 |