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PROCEDE «WET STRENGTH» [1 record]

Record 1 1997-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
OBS

Wet strength: The ability to withstand water (as for paper products) with a wet-strength additive or resin finish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Fabrication du papier
CONT

Les sacs en papier pour déchets sont fabriqués avec un papier pour sacs grande contenance, dont les caractéristiques sont définies par la norme AFNOR No Q 12-005 de décembre 1958. Le papier est traité pour résister à l'humidité (procédé «wet strength»).

Spanish

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