Paper and Pulp Technology

Pulp and paper technology is a branch of chemical technology which deals with the process of producing paper and its products from pulp, wood and other raw materials. The program emphasizes on fundamentals and applications of chemical engineering and basic sciences in pulp and paper manufacturing. It is an industry oriented course. The program enables the students to learn about the manufacturing process of paper from the raw materials and process them with chemicals, heat, electricity etc. in order to make them marketable and usable for the consumers. The pulp and paper technology find its use in the paper industry including newspapers, publishers, packaging industry etc. and after completing the course, the students mainly find career opportunities in these industries.

Core subjects – Some of the core subjects are as follows :

• Fluid Mechanics
• Fluid Particle Mechanics
• Pulping
• Heat Transfer
• Paper Making
• Paper Properties
• Printing and Packaging Papers

Further studies – After completing B. Tech in Pulp and Paper Technology, you can pursue M. Tech in the same and go for further research.

Job profiles – After completing the course, you can work as pulp and paper manufacturing processes, researcher, sales and marketing etc.

Top recruiters – The top recruiters are the pulp and paper factories, paper mills, newspaper industries, publishing industries, research agencies etc. Some of the top names are as follows:

• Meridium Services and Labs Pvt. Ltd.
• Meridium Services & Labs Pvt Ltd
• Mu Sigma Business Solutions
• Ophio