Bio-based materials and products

Education facts

Code: KTAD11

The course treats manufacturing processes, refinement, product properties, and product applications in different areas. The course covers the following: \- Refinement of paper and cardboard products, including conversion. \- Optical, physical, and mechanical properties of paper products. \- Production and properties of cellulose-based materials such as nanofibrillar cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose derivatives, and viscose. \- Biobased packaging materials and packaging. \- Biobased plastic materials. \- Material and energy recycling and comparison between biobased and non-biobased materials.

Entry requirements

150 ECTS credits completed in a Master programme in Engineering, including Forest Bioeconomy - Processes, Energy and Products, 15 ECTS credits, and registered for Pulp and Paper Technology, 15 ECTS credits, plus upper secondary level Swedish 3 or Swedish as a second language 3 and English 6, or equivalent

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Bio-based materials and products

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 28 March 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %