Content:
1. Introduction to opigment coating of paper and board
2. Pigment coated products
3. Base paper
4. Coating materials - general
5. Pigments
6. Binders
7. Co-binders and thickeners
8. Additives
9. Surface sizing chemicals
10. Rheology of pigment slurries and coating formulations
11. Coating layer consolidation and formation of coating layer structure
12. Coating layer measurement and analysis techniques
13. Coating colous preparation and handling
14. Coating and surface sizing technologies
15. Drying of paper coating and drying equipment
16. Process control and automation in coating machine
17. Development trends and future outlook