Paper Converting and Packaging
Led by Professor Jouni Paltakari, the teaching and research group for paper converting and packaging technology focuses on unit operations and technologies for adding value for fibre based substrates in converting processes and packaging applications.
Pigment coating solutions and new material combinations consisting e.g. nanocellulose as a renewable biomaterial are of great interest in our research and education. In addition, functional and intelligent solutions and products are also covered in our operation.
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Teaching and providing “aha!” experiences motivate our new Vice Dean of Education Jouni Paltakari
Paltakari wants to show all the incredible things we can do with chemical engineering. At the very core of all of our actions are sustainable development and problem solving.
Latest publications:
Characterization of modified TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers as a substrate for applications in printed, transient electronics
Madhawa Basnayaka, Alp Karakoç, Kristoffer Meinander, Riku Jäntti, Jouni Paltakari
2025
Materials and Design
Investigating Carboxymethyl Cellulose in Aerosol Jet Printed Microwave Humidity Sensors
Madhawa Basnayaka, Riku Jantti, Kalle Ruttik, Juho Kerminen, Katherine Gallegos-Rosas, Caterina Soldano
2025
2025 16th German Microwave Conference, GeMiC 2025
Smart Tags as Enablers for Digital Product Passports in Circular Electronics Value Chains
Liisa Hakola, Fatemeh Abedi, Sirpa Nordman, Maria Smolander, Jouni Paltakari
2025
Circular Economy and Sustainability
Recycling of plastic-coated cartons in hydropulping using pretreatments
Emilia Kauppi, Kaarlo Nieminen, Jouni Paltakari
2025
Waste Management
Everyday Materials / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Anna van der Lei , Elizaveta Lingonberg
2025
Company Perspectives on Circular Economy Management, Assessment and Reporting in the Kymenlaakso Region in Finland
Roope Husgafvel
2024
Sustainability (Switzerland)
Quantifying cellulose content in plastic-cellulose material mixtures
Emilia Kauppi, Jukka Niskanen, Eero Hiltunen, Jouni Paltakari
2024
Cellulose
Fostering Bioinnovation / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Susanna Ahola, Helena Westerback, Emilia Kauppi, Sahar Babaeipour, Matteo Iannacchero, Madhawa Basnayaka, Jouni Paltakari, Petri Kuosmanen, Monika Österberg, Pekka Oinas, Jaana Vapaavuori, Patrick Rinke, Riku Jäntti, Michael Hummel, Samuli Patala, Minna Halme
2024
Energy absorption and resilience in quasi-static loading of foam-formed cellulose fibre materials
Elina Pääkkönen, Jukka A. Ketoja, Jouni Paltakari
2024
Cellulose
A detailed investigation of acetylated cellulose nanofiber films as a substrate for printed electronics
Jenny Wiklund, Arttu Miettinen, Joni Parkkonen, Lauri Mela, Alp Karakoç, Jouni Paltakari
2024
Materials & Design