Klaus Dölle
Assistant Professor
421 Walters Hall
(315) 470-6531
(315) 470-6945 (fax)
kdoelle@esf.edu
Research Interests:
- Papermaking & related processes,
- Paper Recycling,
- Filler materials,
- Energy savings,
- Renewable energy & processes,
- Engineering & machine design in the paper-, chemical and bioprocess field.
Courses:
- PSE 300 Introduction to Papermaking
- PSE 468 Papermaking Processes
- ERE 679 Papermaking Processes
Education:
- Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, 2002, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
- Dipl. Ing. Mechanical Engineering, 1990, Aalen University, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Professional Experience:
- Assistant Professor 3/2008-present, SUNY-ESF
- Professor 3/2007-2/2008, University of Applied Sciences Brandenburg, Germany
- Voith 10/1990 – 2/2007
- Head Engineering and Technology, 10/2004 - 2/2007 Voith Fabrics Düren, Ravensburg, Germany,
- Manager Research and Development, Center of Product Coordination, (09/2002-9/2004) Voith Paper Fiber Systems, Ravensburg, Germany
- Manager Research & Development Engineering, (11/1997 – 08/2002) Voith Paper Inc. Fiber Systems, Appleton, Wisconsin.
- Development Engineer / Special Product Group Leader, (01/1995 – 10/1997) Voith Paper Fiber Systems Division, Heidenheim and Ravensburg, Germany
- Design and Development Engineer, (10/1993 – 12/1994) Voith Paper Inc. Fiber System Division, Appleton
- Design and Development Engineer. (10/1990 - 9/1993) J.M. Voith GmbH, Paper Stock Preparation Division
Memberships, Activities & Awards:
- Member, Tappi – Since 1997 (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, USA).
- TAPPI Lakeside Member 01/2000 ? 12/2002
- ASME Member 01/1998.-.12/2002 (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
- Volunteer United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin.
- United States Patent and Trademark Office, Certificate of Appreciation, 7/2001
- Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wisconsin, Thin Mat Washer Grant, 1997-1998
- Department of Energy, National Industrial Competitiveness through Energy, Environment and Economics (NICE³), Grant Fiber Loading, 1998-2001
Publications:
Doctoral Thesis:
“Application of Fiber Loading Technology to Improve Paper Strength and Optical
Properties of Lightweight, High Opacity Printing and Copy Paper”
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin, Mai 2002.
- J.H. Klungness, A. Ahmed, N. R. Sutherland, S. AbuBakr, K. Dölle, O. Heise, Lightweight, High-Opacity Paper by Fiber Loading: Filler Evaluation, STFI, Paper & Coating Chemistry Symposium 2000, June 6-8, Stockholm, Sweden
- K. Dölle, O. Heise, J.H. Klungness, S. AbuBakr, Lightweight, High-Opacity Bible Paper by Fiber Loading, Intertech, Specialty & Technical Papers Europe 2000, June 21-23, Berlin, Germany.
- K. Dölle, New Environmentally Friendly Process to Manufacture PCC and its Impact on Paper Mills’ Water Resource Management, Water Resources and Environmental Research, ICWRER 2002 Dresden University of Technology, July 22 – 25, Dresden, Germany.
- K. Dölle, Vergleich der Stickybelastung für europäische und nordamerikanische Papierproduktion, PTS-Sticky-Seminarreihe 2003, Bekämpfung und Vermeidung von Stickys für einen wirtschaftlichen Altpapiereinsatz, October 14 – 15, Heidenau, Germany.
- K. Dölle, “A Green Future: Challenges for Paper, Forest, Chemical and Agricultural Applications”, SUNY-ESF, 12th Annual Joachim Forum, June 4-5, New York City, New York, USA.
Granted Patents:
German Patents:
- DE 602 9642 B3 Verfahren zum Beladen einer Faserstoffsuspension mit Füllstoff
- DE 602 14861T2 Verfahren zum beladen einer Faserstoffsuspension mit Kalziumkarbonat
- DE 601 05359T2 Sortierapparat für eine Fserstoffsuspension
- DE 600 25425T2 Stoffauflöser für eine Stoffaubereitungsanlage und Verfahren zur Stoffauflösung
- DE 103 31683 B3 Verfahren und Siebapparat zum Sortieren einer verschmutzten Papierfasersuspension
- DE 197 47653 C2 Sieb für Fasersuspension
- DE 197 09582 C2 Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Siebvorrichtung mit spaltförmigen Öffnungen
- DE 197 19482 C2 Sieb für Faserstoffsuspension sowie Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung
- DE 197 02044 C1 Sichter für eine Faserstoffsuspension
- DE 197 02043 C2 Vorrichtung zum Reinigen einer Faserstoffsuspension
- DE 196 35156 C2 Verfahren zur Herstellung von Sieben
European Patents:
- EP 1 417 378 B1 Vorrichtung zur Ladung von Fasern in einer Fasersuspension mit Kalziumkarbonat (Apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate)
- EP 1 318 231 B1 Vorrichtung yur Entwässerung einer Faserstofffbahn (Apperatus for dewatering a fibrous web)
- EP 1 409 789 B1 Verfahren zum beladen einer Faserstoffsuspension mit Kalziumkarbonat (Method of loading a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate)
- EP 1 184 509 B1 Sortierapparat für eineFasersuspension (Screening apparatus for fiber suspension).
- EP 1 172 478 B1 Verfahren zum Beladen von Fasern mit Calciumcarboant (Process for loading fibers with calcium carbonate).
- EP 1 172 477 B1 Verfahren sowie Vorrichtung zum Beladen von Fasern mit Calciumcarbonat (Process and apparatus for loading fibers with calcium carbonate).
- EP 1 243 693 B1 Verfahren zum Beladen von in einer Faserstoffsuspension enthaltenen Fasern mit einem Hilfsstoff (Process for loading fibers from a fibrous suspension with an additive).
- EP 1 101 858 B1 Stoffauflöser für eine Stoffaufbereitungsanlage und Verfahren zur Stoffauflösung (Pulper for a Stock Preparation System and method of pulping).
- EP 0 982 433 B1 Siebkorb für einen Drucksortierer mit einem entfern- und ersetzbaren zylindrischem Sieb (Screening cylinder for a pressure screening device having a replacable cylindrical screen).
- EP 0808 941 B1 Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Siebvorrichtung mit spaltförmigen Öffnungen sowie danach hergestellte Siebvorrichtung (Process to make a screening apparatus having slotted apertures and screening apparatus obtained by this process).
US Patents:
- 7,264,689 Method of chemically loading fibers in a fiber suspension
- 7,179,347 Method for fiber stock preparation.
- 7,169,258 Process and a fluffer device for treatment of a fiber stock suspension.
- 7,013,287 Stock preparation monitoring system and method of same.
- 6,755,941 Apparatus for loading fibers with calcium carbonate
- 6,708,423 Device for dewatering a fibrous material web
- 6,673,211 Apparatus for loading fibers in a fiber suspension with calcium carbonate
- 6,623,572 Pulper with Extraction Plate Assembly having Removable Inserts and Method of Manufacturing Same
- 6,599,390 Process for Loading Fibers with Calcium Carbonate in a Plurality of Reactors
- 6,585,116 Screening Apparatus for Fiber Suspension
- 6,571,957 Screening Apparatus for Fiber Suspension
- 6,544,385 Channel Pulper
- 6,537,425 Process for Loading Fibers with Calcium Carbonate
- 6,533,895 Apparatus and Method for Chemically Loading Fibers in a Fiber Suspension
- 6,524,443 Pulping System for a Paper Machine
- 6,508,422 Pulper for a Fiber Stock Preparation System
- 6,503,466 Apparatus and Method for Chemically Loading Fibers in a Fiber Suspension
- 6,502,434 Effluent Shower For Pulp Washer
- 6,491,188 Revolver Valve for Discharging a Pressurized Vessel in a Fiber Stock Preparation System
- 6,471,825 Method for Deflocculating and Chemically Loading Fibers in a Fiber Suspension with Calcium Carbonate
- 6,458,241 Apparatus for Chemically Loading Fibers in a Fiber Suspension
- 6,451,165 Channel Pulper
- 6,422,496 Refiner for Refining a Fiber Suspension
- 6,413,365 Method of Loading a Fiber Suspension with Calcium Carbonate
- 6,395,132 Washing System and Washer for a Fiber Suspension
- 6,395,131 Flotation Machine for a Fiber Suspension and Method of Using Same
- 6,394,279 Flotation Machine for a Fiber Suspension and Method of Using Same
- 6,355,138 Method of Chemically Loading Fibers in a Fiber Suspension
- 6,267,847 Pulper for Stock Preparation
- 6,254,729 Pulper with Extraction Plate Assembly Having Removable Inserts and Method of Manufacturing Same
- 6,210,533 Revolver Valve for Discharge a Pressurized Vessel in a Fiber Stock Preparation System
- 6,151,931 Effluent Shower for Pulp Washer
- 6,095,442 Perforated Drum in a Stock Preparation System for Screening Foreign Matter from Recycled Paper
- 6,047,834 Process for the Manufacture of a Sifting Device with Slit-Shaped Openings and an Appropriately Manufactured Sifting Device
- 5,996,604 Apparatus and Method for Providing Process Water Used for Making or Processing a Fiber Suspension
- 5,968,357 Screen Basket Having a Removable and Replaceable Cylindrical Mesh Liner
Canadian Patents:
- CA 2203325 C Process for the Manufacture of a Sifting Device with Slit-Shaped Openings and an Appropriately Manufactured Sifting