Pilot and laboratory equipment
Contact: Johnny Kvakland Melbø.
- Laboratory refining system – Metso.
- Low consistency refining (Claflin 01 conical refiner, 20-90ºC).
- Screwpress for pulp washing, dewatering and fines concentration (SP 23).
- Mobile hydrocyclone unit.
- Dynamic sheetformer model Formette Dynamique.
- Pilot calender (both steel and soft calendering) – VALMET KMW.
- Climate chamber, Termaks KB8000F.
- Dimensional Stability Tester, FIBRO DST 1230 3-D.
- STFI Fibermaster.
- Dynamic Absorption and Contact Angle Tester, FIBRO DAT 112.
- Prufbau printability tester.
- FibreXpress (pressability studies) – Voith.
- Dynamic wet pressing simulator (pressability studies, simulation of shoe and roll nips).
- Homogenizer – Rannie 15 type 12.56X.
- Attisholz filter.
- Laboratory screen – Valmet TAP031.
- Pellets press, KAHL 14-175, 4 mm holes.
- Hammer mill – Schutte Buffalo W-6-H.
- Chip classifier – Laboratory (L&W).
- Chip classifier – Industria (Vibrator A/S).
- Reactor – 300 L.
- Reactor – Torrefaction, Organosolvent (Parr).
- Calorimeter, Parr 6200.
In addition, standard equipment for testing optical and physical properties of paper
Chemical analysis
Contact: Ingebjørg Leirset.
Chromatography
- Gas Chromatography (GC).
- High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).
- Gas Chromatography/ Spectrometry (GC/MS).
- Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (PY-GC/MS).
- Automated Thermal Desorption – Gas Chromatograph – Mass Spectrometer (ATD-GC/MS).
Spectroscopy
Additional instruments and methods.
Microscopy
Contact: Gary Chinga Carrasco.
In addition, PFI has access to state-of-the-art field-emission SEM, transmission electron microscopy (TEM).