2022 Symposium Programme

Please find below the 2022 Symposium Programme

Monday August 29, 2022
8:30 Welcome

8:35 Keynote Address: Silvia Vignolini, Bio-inspired materials, Cambridge University

9:20 Session 1: Fibers
Chaired by Ulrich Hirn
Graz University of Technology

Development of improved CTMP with even sulphonate distribution at fibre level using XRF analysis
Hafizur Rahman(1), Per Engstrand(1), Erik Persson(1), Siwen An(1), Börje Norlin(1), Faisal Zeeshan(1) and Thomas Granfeldt(2)
1:Mid Sweden University, Sweden, 2:Valmet AB, Sweden
Highly Carboxylated Pulps – A New Approach
Robert Pelton(1), Hongfeng Zhang(1) Xiao Wu (1), Jose Moran-Mirabal (1), Paul Bicho (2), Erin A.S. Doherty (3), Richard J. Riehle (3), Sachin Borkar(3)
1:McMaster University, Canada, 2:Canfor Pulp, Canada, 3:Solenis LLC, USA

10:40 Coffee

11:10 Session 2: Foam Forming
Chaired by Daniel Söderberg
KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Properties of Cellulose Nanofibril Foam Depending on Wet Foaming Conditions
Shin Young Park(1), Sooim Goo(1), Heenae Shin(1), Jinseung Kim(1), Hye Jung Youn(1)
1:Seoul National University
The relation between bubble-fiber interaction and material properties in foam forming
Annika Ketola(1), Tuomo Hjelta(1), Timo Lappalainen(1), Heikki Pajari(1), Tekla Tammelin(1), Kristian Salminen(1), Koon-Yang Lee(2), Orlando Rojas(3), Jukka A.Ketoja(1)
1:VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. Finland, 2: Imperial College London, UK 3:University of British Columbia, Canada

12:30 Lunch

13:45 Session 3: Bonding
Chaired by Hak Lae Lee
Seoul National University

Invited Perspective: Fundamentals of interactions between cellulose rich surfaces
Lars Wågberg(1)
1:KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Visualisation of the 3D microstructure of a monodisperse fibre assembly under uniaxial compression
A.Sibellas(1), J.E.Q.M.Litjens(1), J. Drummond (1), A.B.Phillion(2) and D.M.Martinez(1)
1:The University of British Columbia, Canada 2:McMaster University Canada

15:15 Coffee

Lignin inter-diffusion - a mechanism behind improved wet strength
Tove Joelsson(1,2), Amanda Mattsson(1), Jukka A.Ketoja(1,3), Gunilla Pettersson(1), Per Engstrand(1)
1:Mid Sweden University, Sweden, 2:MoRe Research, Sweden, 3:VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland
Wet fibre surface – does it behave like a gel?
Annika E.Ketola(1), Miika Leppänen(2), Tuomas Turpeinen(1), Petri Papponen(2), Anna Sundberg(3), Kai Arstila(2), Elias Retulainen(1)
1:VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland, 2:University of Jyväskylä, Finland 3:Åbo Akademi University Finland

17:00 Poster Session

Tuesday August 30, 2022

8:30 Session 4: Novel Applications using Cellulose
Chaired by Robert Pelton
McMaster University

Invited Perspective: Strong or Fluffy Nanopapers: How to utilise cellulose nanofibrils effectively?
Andreas Mautner(1), Kathrin Weiland(1), Alexander Bismarck(1,2)
1:University of Vienna, Austria, 2:Imperial College London, UK
Micro Fibrillated Cellulose (MFC) films on metal surfaces as a substrate for Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD) experiments
Elias Henögl(1), Patrik Petschacher(1), Alexander Scheiber(1), V.Haberl(1), Robert Schennach(1)
1:Graz University of Technology, Austria
Preparation of Cellulose Nanofibril/Salt Hydrate Composite Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage
Zhenghui Shen(1), Kyudeok Oh(1,3), Martti Toivakka(3), Hak Lae Lee(1)
1:Seoul National University, South Korea, 2:Åbo Akademi University, Finland

10:40 Coffee

11:00 Session 5: Coatings and Barriers
Chaired by Janet Preston
Imerys

Quantitative analysis of spreading and adhesion of latex binder within pigment coating layer and its relation to mechanical property of coating layer
Jee Hong Lee(1), Sang Jin Shin(2), Seung Uk Yeu(2), Hak Lae Lee(1,3)
1:Seoul National University, South Korea 2:LG Chem. Ltd. South Korea 3:Qilu University of Technology People’s Republic of China
High-throughput processing of nanocellulose into biodegradable barrier coatings
Rajesh Koppolu(1), Martti Toivakka(1)
1:Åbo Akademi University, Finland

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Session 6: Nano-Cellulose
Chaired by Warren Batchelor
Monash University

Invited Perspective: Current and potential use of highly fibrillated cellulose in the paper and board industry
Jonathan Phipps(1)
1:FiberLean Tehcnologies Ltd. UK
Production and potential of PCC-functionalized nanocellulose composites
Birgit Lutsch(1), Martin Zahel(1), Tiemo Arndt(1), Frank Miletzky(1,2), Sandra Heckel(1)
1:Papiertechnische Stiftung, Germany, 2: Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Engineering nanocellulose-based matrices for 3D cell cultures
Rodrigo Curvello(1), Vikram Singh Raghuwanshi(1), Gil Garnier(1)
1:Monash University, Australia

Nanocellulose extended discussion

17:00 International Paper Physics Meeting (with Tappi Paper Physics Committee meeting)

Evening Barbeque

Wednesday August 31, 2022

8:30 Session 7: Paperboard
Chaired by Joel Panek
WestRock

Invited Perspective: Modelling & simulation applications in paperboard packaging
Johan Tryding(1)
1:Tetra Pak Sweden
Mechanical response of paperboard in rapid compression – the rapid ZD-tester, a measurement technique
Cecilia Rydefalk(1,2), Anton Hagman(1), Li Yang(1), Artem Kulachenko(2)
1:RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden, 2:KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Mechanical interaction between a cartonboard package and a tactile sensor depending on position and material
Daniel Eriksson(1), Henry Eriksson(1), Camilla Persson(1), Christer Korin(1)
1:Örebro University, Sweden

10:40 Coffee

11:00 Session 8: Paper Mechanics
Chaired by William Sampson
University of Manchester

Influence of Crepe Structure on Tensile Properties of Tissue Paper
Shubham Agarwal(1), Prabhat Srivastava(1), Sheldon Green(1) and A.Srikantha Phani(1)
1:University of British Columbia, Canada
Mean-field approach to compression of thick porous fibre networks
J.Ketoja(1), S.Paunonen(1), E.Pääkkönen(1), T.Pöhler(1), T.Turpeinen(1), A.Miettinen(2), T.Mäkinen(3), J.Koivisto(3), M.J.Alava(3),
1 :VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland, 2: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, (3) Aalto University, Finland

Mechanics Discussion

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Tour

Evening Banquet

Thursday September 1, 2022

9:00 Session 9: Dimensional Stability
Chaired by Douglas Coffin
Miami University

Wrinkles formation and origins: from theory of web handling to coating pilot scale experimentation
Florian Le Gallic(1), Maxime Teil(1), Jérémie Viguié(1), Céline Martin(1), Raphaël Passas(1)
1:University Grenoble Alpes, France
Re-understanding the in-plane hygro-expansion of freely and restrained dried paper handsheets
Niels Vonk(1), Ron Peerlings(1), Marc Geers(1), Johan Hoefnagels(1)
1:Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
On the relationship between curl and cockling
Won Seok Nam(1), Prashanth Srinivasa(2), Artem Kulachenko(3)
1:Northvolt AB, Sweden 2:RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden 3:KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

11:00 Coffee

11:30 Session 10: Transport and Moisture Interactions
Chaired by Mark Martinez
University of British Columbia

Porosity Centrifuge: Analysis of the Porous Structure of Paper in Contact with Water under Hypergravity Conditions
Niels Postulka(1), Michelle Seibert(1), Andreas Geißler(1), Mathis Fricke(1), Dieter Bothe(1), Tobias Meckel(1), Markus Biesalski(1)
1:Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
New tools to study water interactions of microfibril bundles: molecular modeling based on nanoscale characterization
A.Paajanen(1), P.Penttilä(2), A.Zitting(2), J. A.Ketoja(1),
1:VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland, 2:Aalto University, Finland

12:50 Lunch

14:10

Where is the water?
Maximilian Fuchs(1), Eduardo Machado Charry(1), Gregor Böhm(1), Roland Resel(1), Robert Schennach(1), Karin Zojer(1)
1:Graz University of Technology, Austria
Mesoscale water wetting of low-density fibrous structures: experimentation and simulation
D.Steven Keller(1), H. Abedsoltan(1), J. Reid(1), L. Yin(2)
1:Miami University, USA, 2:Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, USA

Transport Discussion

16:00 Close