Bioresource Science & Engineering Laboratories

TAPPI Lab

The TAPPI analytical laboratory is temperature and humidity controlled space.     The atmosphere is controlled to 50.0% +/- relative humidity and 23.0 +/- C for proper conditioning of samples per TAPPI method T402 sp-08.    Both temperature and relative humidity have significant effects on the physical properties of paper and other ligno-cellulosic materials.

The lab has the following equipment available to undergraduate students (priority), graduate students, and faculty;

  • Thwing-Albert tensile tester
  • CYEEYO ISO brightness, color, and opacity
  • CYEEYO smoothness
  • CYEEYO tear tester
  • CYEEYO Burst tester
  • Buchel STFI short span compression tester
  • Scott Bond Test
  • Gurly Permeability tester

Internal Users; Please contact the PI for training/orientation to use any instrumentation.   Upon completion of training – access will be provided.    The equipment is scheduled via google calendar outside scheduled academic classes.   If you have a time sensitive project that requires significant time on any instrument, we can reserve that block of time for you.