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POLPA MECANICA [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-14

English

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

Pulp produced by reducing pulpwood logs and chips into their fiber components by the use of mechanical energy, via grinding stones, refiners, etc.

CONT

Mechanical pulps, unlike chemical pulps, retain high lignin content and so have a higher yield from the wood.

OBS

mechanical pulp: term standardized by ISO.

French

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

Pâte obtenue entièrement par des moyens mécaniques à partir de diverses matières premières, essentiellement du bois.

CONT

Pâte à papier. [...] Il existe actuellement trois sortes de pâtes de bois à haut rendement : la pâte mécanique (râpage de rondins en milieu aqueux à l'aide de meules dans un défibreur) [...]

OBS

pâte mécanique : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de la pasta (fabricación de papel)
CONT

La pasta mecánica se obtiene raspando los rollos de madera con muelas hasta reducirlos a un polvillo finísimo que, en suspensión con el agua que refrigera las muelas e impide la inflamación de la madera, constituye la referida pasta.

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