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WET END ADDITIVE [2 records]

Record 1 1993-08-30

English

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

Any substances, such as slime preventives, defoamers, retention aids, etc., added to the paper machine furnish between the stock preparation operation and the wire on a paper machine.

DEF

A wide variety of mineral and chemical agents ... added to the stock, either to impart specific properties to the paper product or to facilitate the papermaking process.

French

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

(...) grande variété de produits chimiques et d'additifs minéraux [utilisés] pour conférer au papier des propriétés particulières ou réaliser des économies dans le procédé de fabrication.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

A surface-active fluorochemical used as an additive in the paper industry, whose chemical family is alcohol phosphate salt.

OBS

fluorochemical : a long-chain molecular compound containing fluorines, used as wet end additive in the manufacture of oil-proofing papers.

OBS

The definition of fluorochemical has been supplied by the Abitibi-Price Translation Service in Québec City.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Agent tensio-actif fluorochimique utilisé dans l'industrie du papier comme adjuvant.

OBS

Renseignement communiqué par le service de traduction de la compagnie Dupont du Canada à Montréal. Cette compagnie a mis sur le marché l'agent tensio-actif Zonyl, employé entre autres dans la fabrication du papier.

Spanish

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