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AIR-DRY PULP [1 record]

Record 1 1989-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
DEF

1) Technically, pulp of which the moisture content is in equilibrium with the ambient atmosphere. 2) Commercially, pulp at a theoretical moisture content agreed between the buyer and the seller (otherwise known as "theoretical commercial dryness").

OBS

"Air-dry pulp" has been standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
DEF

1) Techniquement parlant, pâte dont l'humidité est en équilibre avec celle de l'atmosphère ambiante. 2) Commercialement parlant, pâte d'une humidité théorique acceptée par l'acheteur et le vendeur (dite aussi [siccité commerciale théorique]).

OBS

"Pâte sèche à l'air" a été normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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