Pulping Chemical Recovery Process And Variables Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles of the pulping chemical recovery process to optimize recovery efficiency.
• Analyze key process variables such as temperature, pressure, and chemical concentrations to identify deviations.
• Evaluate the impact of variable changes on recovery system performance and product quality.
• Demonstrate the ability to monitor and adjust recovery process parameters using standard operating procedures.
• Implement corrective actions for common recovery process issues to minimize downtime and waste.
• Design a basic monitoring plan for chemical recovery variables to ensure consistent operation.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for process operators, shift supervisors, and technical staff working in pulp and paper mills who are involved in or responsible for chemical recovery operations. It is also suitable for engineers and managers seeking to deepen their understanding of recovery process variables.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience with recovery process equipment, including evaporator simulation, recovery boiler control room exercises, causticizing lab experiments, and lime kiln operation scenarios. Learners apply theoretical knowledge to real-world situations, developing skills in monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing process variables.

Practical Activities

• Evaporator Operation and Troubleshooting Simulation — Learners operate a simulated multiple-effect evaporator, adjusting steam pressure, feed flow, and temperature to achieve target solids concentration while managing scaling and fouling events. (5h)
• Recovery Boiler Control Room Exercise — Using a recovery boiler simulator, learners manage combustion variables including liquor firing rate, air distribution, and bed temperature to maintain stable operation and steam production while avoiding upsets. (6h)
• Causticizing Laboratory Experiment — In a lab setting, learners prepare green liquor, perform causticizing reactions under varying conditions, and analyze resulting white liquor composition to understand the impact of variables. (4h)
• Lime Kiln Operation and Optimization — Learners operate a lime kiln simulator, adjusting feed rate, temperature profile, and air flow to achieve optimal lime quality and fuel efficiency while minimizing emissions. (5h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.