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Research
Approach
To stimulate research in pulp and paper at the University
of Toronto, the Centre provides assistance to faculty and students
in their attempts to identify and develop research projects and
secure funding. We should never turn away good students because
of lack of funds. The Centre has seed money to boost worthy projects.
Sometimes a trip to a conference or a visit to a mill makes all
the difference in crystallizing a concept or resolving issues with
an industrial collaborator.
Research topics are generated by faculty and student enthusiasm.
The Centre guides research efforts by calling attention to an industry
problem or promoting faculty expertise. Most important, we want
to encourage all faculty members and students who would like to
connect their research interests to this industry to join us.
To facilitate industry participation in Centre research, we have
formed several research consortia in which specific projects are
described and presented to industry. Companies are asked to make
a financial contribution to and participate in discussions about
research results and to help establish research directions. To date,
we have formed seventeen consortia, five of which were in operation
this past year, and they were:
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Minimizing the Impact of Pulp and Paper
Mill Discharges (January 2000 – December 2003)
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Increasing the Throughput and Reliability
of Recovery Boilers and Lime Kilns (January 2001–
December 2003)
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Surface Science for Superior Paper in
the Digital Era (January 2003 – December 2005)
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Increasing Energy and Chemical Recovery
Efficiency in the Kraft Process (January 2004 – December
2008)
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Towards Ecological Balance in Pulp and
Paper Operations: Application of Molecular and Engineering
Sciences for the Development of Strategies for Improved
Environmental Management (May 2004 – April 2007)
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Research results are transmitted to industry
supporters in electronic format on an ongoing basis, and through
conferences and journals. For the members of each consortium, meetings
are held to review results specific to the consortium. A list of
Pulp & Paper Centre publications can be found under each research
section in the side navigation bar.
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