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WOOD CONSTITUENTS [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-12-21

English

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

A substance primarily made up of lignin, other wood constituents and chemicals that are by-products of the manufacture of chemical pulp.

OBS

spent liquor; black liquor: terms extracted from the "Glossaire de l’environnement" and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

OBS

black liquor: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

spent pulping liquor: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

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

Substance principalement composée de lignine, d'autres constituants du bois et de produits chimiques qui sont des sous-produits de la fabrication de la pâte chimique.

OBS

liqueur noire; lessive noire : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l'environnement» et reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

OBS

liqueur noire : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

liqueur résiduaire : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Biotechnology
DEF

The process in which plant cells become woody by conversion of certain constituents of the cell wall into lignin, generally considered to include the hardening, and cementing of the cell walls in the formation of wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Imprégnation des parois d'un tissu ou d'une cellule par de la lignine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
  • Biotecnología
DEF

Proceso por el que las células vegetales se convierten en leñosas mediante la transformación de algunos constituyentes de la pared celular en lignina.

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Record 3 1998-08-20

English

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

Spent liquor(condensed pink liquor) that is separated from the pulp after cooking with magnesium-base liquor(magnesium bisulfite), and contains the dissolved constituents of the wood. It is subsequently sent to an incineration process to recover chemicals for reuse in making up fresh cooking liquor.

French

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

Liqueur usée des procédés de cuisson au sulfite et mi-chimique.

Spanish

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