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REFINER GROUNDWOOD PULP [3 records]

Record 1 2002-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

Mechanical pulp made by processing wood chips or sawdust through a refiner.

OBS

Hitherto commonly, but incorrectly known in English as "refiner groundwood pulp".

OBS

refiner mechanical pulp: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Pâte mécanique obtenue par passage de copeaux ou de sciure de bois dans un raffineur.

OBS

On trouvera les termes «pâte mécanique de raffineur» et «pâte de copeaux» sous l'article 3.1.2.1. du «Cours de formation papetière» de Jean Vilars. Quant à «pâte mécanique de copeaux», celui-ci apparaît sous l'article 3.1.2.3

OBS

pâte mécanique de raffineur : terme normalisé à la fois par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

A printing paper having groundwood or mechanical refiner pulp as part of its fibre furnish.

OBS

The use of such mechanical pulp instead of all chemical wood pulps produces characteristics such as higher bulk, higher opacity for equivalent basis weight, greater softness and higher finish. These properties are valuable from the standpoint of low cost and high-speed printing. These papers are less permanent and somewhat less bright than papers made of all chemical wood pulps. Such printing papers are made in a variety of furnishes ranging from approximately 100% of mechanical wood pulp to as little as 20% and are sized, finished, coloured, loaded, coated and calendered in various ways to make them suitable for many types of printing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Papier impression pouvant contenir de 20 à 75 % de pâtes mécaniques.

CONT

Remplacer de la pâte chimique par de la pâte mécanique améliore la rétention des charges. À grammage et fini identiques, un papier de pâtes mécaniques possède un bouffant et une opacité supérieurs mais un brillant et une longévité inférieurs à ceux d'un papier d'impression ne contenant que de la pâte chimique. Ils sont généralement chargés, encollés, colorés ou couchés.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-02-25

English

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

... refiner mechanical pulp(RMP)... is produced by the mechanical reduction of wood chips(and sometimes sawdust) in a disc refiner. The process usually involves the use of two refining stages operating in series(i. e. two-stage refining), and produces a longer-fibered pulp than conventional groundwood.

French

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

La fabrication industrielle de la pâte mécanique de raffineur (PMR) a commencé en 1960. On produit la PMR par la réduction mécanique de copeaux de bois (ou de sciures) dans un raffineur à disques. Le procédé met normalement en jeu deux étages de raffinage en série (on parle alors de raffinage à deux étages) et la pâte ainsi obtenue contient des fibres plus longues que la pâte mécanique classique.

Spanish

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