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The Higher School of Technology and Energy of Ƶ presented developments in the field of CBP at PulpForExpo
20 November

The Expoforum has completed its work the only Russian exhibition of equipment and technologies for the pulp and paper, timber processing, packaging industry and the industry of sanitary and hygienic types of paper PulpForExpo.

The event is one of the most important of the year for the Higher School of Technology and Energy of Ƶ in view of its profile in terms of training personnel for the industry, investments in which amounted to about 100 billion rubles over the past year. At the stands, more than 240 participants from Russia, Belarus, China, Turkey and other countries present their solutions and opportunities for uninterrupted supply of products, service and warranty maintenance of equipment, ensuring the technological independence of Russian pulp and paper enterprises.

The exposition of Ƶ was devoted to the developments of scientists, the results of scientific research, cooperation with industry enterprises, and areas of training. The exhibition is the only and most authoritative platform where pulp and paper industry players from 67 regions of Russia meet to discuss the development of the industry, conclude contracts with suppliers, ensure modernization, environmental safety and timely equipping of their enterprises, and establish export of products.

At the exhibition, the Higher School of Technology and Energy of Ƶ presented a technology protected by 19 patents for the production of cellulose from larch wood, as a joint project with the Ilim Group. The exposition also included the university's project with the NPAO "Svetogorsky Pulp and Paper Mill" — office eco-paper using unbleached hardwood pulp (changes in GOST have been developed, the volume of production in 2022 amounted to 100 thousand tons). The scientists also presented the technology of creating solid biofuels of the third generation (the project of Ƶ and LLC "LTK", protected by 5 patents); technology for the production of biodegradable packaging at CBP enterprises, included in the strategic project of the university under the program of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia "Priority 2030"; samples of material with the addition of arabinogalactan to the composition for the decomposition of synthetic polymers; technology for the production of paper-like nanocomposite materials based on mineral fibers (a joint project with BFAI LLC, ICBC JSC and Master LLC"). Scientists have obtained a thermo-, chemo — bio-resistant, resistant to harsh radiation and aggressive media material having high filtration, heat — sound — electrical insulation, fire — noise — radiation-protective, absorbent, sorption and other barrier properties with the necessary technological strength. Pilot production has been carried out. The development has no analogues, can be applied to aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, biotechnology, medicine, construction, nuclear, chemical, defense, energy, radioelectronic, metallurgical and other industries. A method of mechanized restoration of documents using bacterial cellulose by aerodynamic molding is also presented.

Anna Nikolaeva, Deputy Director for the Development of Educational Activities of the Higher School of Technology and Energy of Ƶ, considered the problem of the shortage of engineering personnel in the Central Bank at the institutional level. Speaking at the strategic session "Investing in personnel development is the key to improving production efficiency", she noted that according to Rosstat, there is a noticeable trend when most students enroll in humanities, creative, social, economic and legal specialties. The same trend is confirmed by the number of applicants who choose humanities disciplines for passing the Unified State Exam, while the number of students taking professional mathematics, physics, chemistry has significantly decreased over the past 3 years. The speaker analyzed the reasons for what is happening, mentioning among them the weak training in engineering disciplines at school, the need for tutoring to pass the Unified State Exam on them, and the unpopularity of engineering professions in general, which leads to an unwillingness to work at enterprises. Especially acute is the problem of the negative image of the pulp and paper, woodworking industry and uncompetitive salaries in the regions compared to the capital, and hence the unwillingness to live and work in single-industry towns in the regions. Anna Nikolaeva in her judgments comes to logical conclusions about the need to consolidate not only business and universities, but also systemic support at the state level: programs to popularize engineering education, support graduates who choose to work at enterprises in the regions.

For the first time in 2023, the PulpFor exhibition awarded a nominal scholarship to the most promising student — a future specialist in the pulp and paper industry. For this purpose, PulpFor and Ƶ announced a competition for university students. The winner receives a one-time scholarship, and PulpFor awards special prizes to two more finalists. The initiative is designed to attract young professionals to the industry and increase interest in the profession.

The winner was master's student Vladimir Butusov. His scientific work is devoted to the study of the properties of the substructure from the secondary fiber of organosolve cellulose and the use of waste paper for the production of sanitary and household paper. The holders of special prizes were undergraduates Lyubov Shevelkova for the development of technology for the use of miscanthus cellulose in the production of packaging types of paper and cardboard, as well as undergraduate Polina Mukhina for the study of the effect of processing larch sawdust with a water-glycerin mixture on their properties.

The exhibition was held with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, ANO "National Priorities".