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CTMP [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chemi-thermomechanical pulp operator
1, record 1, English, chemi%2Dthermomechanical%20pulp%20operator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- CTMP operator 1, record 1, English, CTMP%20operator
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opérateur de machine à pâte chimico-thermomécanique
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A2te%20chimico%2Dthermom%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- opérateur de machine à PCTM 1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20PCTM
correct, masculine noun
- opératrice de machine à pâte chimico-thermomécanique 1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A2te%20chimico%2Dthermom%C3%A9canique
correct, feminine noun
- opératrice de machine à PCTM 1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20PCTM
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2023-01-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chemi-thermomechanical pulp machine assistant operator
1, record 2, English, chemi%2Dthermomechanical%20pulp%20machine%20assistant%20operator
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- CTMP machine assistant operator 1, record 2, English, CTMP%20machine%20assistant%20operator
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aide-opérateur de machine à pâte chimico-thermomécanique
1, record 2, French, aide%2Dop%C3%A9rateur%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A2te%20chimico%2Dthermom%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- aide-opérateur de machine à PCTM 1, record 2, French, aide%2Dop%C3%A9rateur%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20PCTM
correct, masculine noun
- aide-opératrice de machine à pâte chimico-thermomécanique 1, record 2, French, aide%2Dop%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A2te%20chimico%2Dthermom%C3%A9canique
correct, feminine noun
- aide-opératrice de machine à PCTM 1, record 2, French, aide%2Dop%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20machine%20%C3%A0%20PCTM
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp
1, record 3, English, chemi%2Dthermo%2Dmechanical%20pulp
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- CTMP 2, record 3, English, CTMP
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- chemithermomechanical pulp 3, record 3, English, chemithermomechanical%20pulp
correct
- CTMP 3, record 3, English, CTMP
correct
- CTMP 3, record 3, English, CTMP
- chemi-thermomechanical pulp 4, record 3, English, chemi%2Dthermomechanical%20pulp
correct
- CTMP 2, record 3, English, CTMP
correct
- CTMP 2, record 3, English, CTMP
- thermo-chemimechanical pulp 4, record 3, English, thermo%2Dchemimechanical%20pulp
see observation
- TCMP 4, record 3, English, TCMP
see observation
- TCMP 4, record 3, English, TCMP
- thermochemical-mechanical pulp 5, record 3, English, thermochemical%2Dmechanical%20pulp
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pulp made by the thermomechanical process in which the wood chips are pretreated with a chemical, usually sodium sulfite, either prior to or during presteaming, as an aid to subsequent mechanical processing in refiners. 4, record 3, English, - chemi%2Dthermo%2Dmechanical%20pulp
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although it is given as a synonym in Pulp and Paper Dictionary (LAPUP), the Handbook for Pulp and Paper Technologists (SMOPP-E) mentions that CTMP has two stages of refining while TCMP has only one. 6, record 3, English, - chemi%2Dthermo%2Dmechanical%20pulp
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Préparation de la pâte à papier
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pâte chimico-thermomécanique
1, record 3, French, p%C3%A2te%20chimico%2Dthermom%C3%A9canique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- PCTM 1, record 3, French, PCTM
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pâte thermo-chimico-mécanique 2, record 3, French, p%C3%A2te%20thermo%2Dchimico%2Dm%C3%A9canique
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pâte papetière fabriquée en mélangeant des produits chimiques à des copeaux avant ou pendant l'étuvage à une température supérieure à 100 °C; on procède ensuite à un premier étage de raffinage à plus de 100 °C puis à un deuxième étage de raffinage à la pression atmosphérique. 3, record 3, French, - p%C3%A2te%20chimico%2Dthermom%C3%A9canique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- pâte chimiothermo-mécanique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación de la pasta (fabricación de papel)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pasta quimiotermomecánica
1, record 3, Spanish, pasta%20quimiotermomec%C3%A1nica
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-07-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bleached chemithermomechanical pulp
1, record 4, English, bleached%20chemithermomechanical%20pulp
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- bleached CTMP 1, record 4, English, bleached%20CTMP
correct
- bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp 2, record 4, English, bleached%20chemi%2Dthermomechanical%20pulp
correct
- BCTMP 3, record 4, English, BCTMP
correct
- BCTMP 3, record 4, English, BCTMP
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Following the removal of eight years worth of dust and cobwebs and a 90-million conversion to produce 180,000 tpy of bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP), the start button at Port Cartier - what Cascades president Bernard Lemaire calls his dream mill - is due to be pushed in mid-December. 2, record 4, English, - bleached%20chemithermomechanical%20pulp
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Préparation de la pâte à papier
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pâte chimico-thermomécanique blanchie
1, record 4, French, p%C3%A2te%20chimico%2Dthermom%C3%A9canique%20blanchie
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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