MOL-72246 Packaging Materials, 6 cr
Person responsible
Sanna-Maarit Auvinen
Lessons
Implementation 1: MOL-72246 2015-01
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Requirements
Final exam and reported laboratory exercises
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. The aim is that the student is able to connect the theory and packaging solutions in practice. Laboratory exercises 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 |
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Lecture slides | Packaging Materials | Sanna Auvinen | Yes | |||
| Online book | Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology (3rd Edition) | Yam, Kit L. | Yes |
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses