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USINE BLANCHIMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textiles: Preparation and Processing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bleachwork
1, record 1, English, bleachwork
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chief industrial concerns carried on in and around these towns are bleachworks and calico-printing establishments. ... Bleaching in this county dates back to the middle of last century. Operations were then carried on in the open air, the cloth being spread on fields adjoining the White Cart and the Espedair. 1, record 1, English, - bleachwork
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- blanchisserie
1, record 1, French, blanchisserie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Usine où l'on procède au blanchiment de la toile. 1, record 1, French, - blanchisserie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- effluent
1, record 2, English, effluent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Washing filtrate from a bleaching stage or any process water which has been chemically or physically altered by its use in or passage through the bleach plant. 1, record 2, English, - effluent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Préparation de la pâte à papier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- effluent
1, record 2, French, effluent
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filtrat de lavage d’un stade de blanchiment ou toute eau qui a été en contact avec des produits chimiques dans l'usine de blanchiment. 1, record 2, French, - effluent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-08-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bleach plant
1, record 3, English, bleach%20plant
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bleachery 2, record 3, English, bleachery
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bleaching carries further the fiber purification accomplished in the pulping process. In the case of wood pulp, traces of lignin and other colored substances are removed or converted to colorless forms by bleaching. Most bleaching processes use an oxidizing agent (chlorine, a hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, or hydrogen peroxide) ... Bleaching of wood pulp usually is carried out in stages (from three to six or seven separate operations) ... 3, record 3, English, - bleach%20plant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bleaching: A process, after pulping, in which coloured ligneous material and other coloured matter remaining in the pulp are selectively removed in several stages with as little degradation of the pulp fibres as possible leaving whiter cellulosic constituents in the fibres. 4, record 3, English, - bleach%20plant
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Préparation de la pâte à papier
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- usine de blanchiment
1, record 3, French, usine%20de%20blanchiment
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- atelier de blanchiment 2, record 3, French, atelier%20de%20blanchiment
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'usine de blanchiment [...] on trouvera, pour chaque stade, des épaississeurs [...] pour amener la pâte à la concentration voulue, des mélangeurs [...] pour mettre en contact la pâte et le réactif, des cuviers de blanchiment [...] dans lesquels séjourne la pâte à chaque stade, et des piles laveuses ou piles blanchisseuses [...] pour séparer la pâte du réactif. 1, record 3, French, - usine%20de%20blanchiment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On ne sait pas avec certitude ce qui donne à la pâte sa coloration [...] Il semble que la lignine, qui est [...] un corps blanc dans le spectre visible, subisse des transformations au cours de la cuisson, donnant des complexes colorants [...] Le blanchiment consiste donc à éliminer ces composants colorés. 1, record 3, French, - usine%20de%20blanchiment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Suivant la nature des pâtes papetières et leur utilisation, le blanchiment se fera en un ou plusieurs stades [...] Le blanchiment des pâtes à haut rendement consiste à décolorer la lignine par des agents oxydants ou réducteurs (...) Les réactifs les plus employés sont le peroxyde d’hydrogène et le peroxyde de sodium. 1, record 3, French, - usine%20de%20blanchiment
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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