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BROYEUR MECANIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wood Products
- Biomass Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hog fuel
1, record 1, English, hog%20fuel
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hogged fuel 2, record 1, English, hogged%20fuel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Biomass fuel that has been prepared by processing through a "hog" - a mechanical shredder or grinder. 3, record 1, English, - hog%20fuel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If produced by primary forest industries, it usually consists of a mixture of bark and wood often with sawdust, shavings or sludge mixed in and is generally wet and fibrous with a high ash content. Also produced from secondary materials such as pallets, construction or demolition wood yielding a dry, mostly wood fuel but often with significant contaminant inorganics. 3, record 1, English, - hog%20fuel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hog fuel: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - hog%20fuel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Produits du bois
- Énergie de la biomasse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- combustible de déchets de bois
1, record 1, French, combustible%20de%20d%C3%A9chets%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- résidus ligneux broyés 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sidus%20ligneux%20broy%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
- copeaux à brûler 3, record 1, French, copeaux%20%C3%A0%20br%C3%BBler
masculine noun, plural
- déchets ligneux industriels combustibles 4, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chets%20ligneux%20industriels%20combustibles
proposal, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Biomasse combustible produite par un déchiqueteur ou un broyeur mécanique. 3, record 1, French, - combustible%20de%20d%C3%A9chets%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S’ils sont produits par les industries forestières du secteur primaire, il s’agit habituellement d’un mélange d’écorce et de bois comportant souvent de la sciure ou des rognures de bois et de la boue, généralement humide et fibreux, et à forte teneur en cendres. Ils sont aussi produits à partir de matières du secteur secondaire comme des palettes, du bois de construction ou de démolition, qui donnent surtout du bois combustibles sec, mais qui contiennent souvent de grandes quantités de contaminants inorganiques. 3, record 1, French, - combustible%20de%20d%C3%A9chets%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On trouvera le terme «déchets ligneux industriels» dans «Valorisation de la biomasse» publié par «Électricité de France» en 1981, pages 170-171. 4, record 1, French, - combustible%20de%20d%C3%A9chets%20de%20bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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