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POLPA QUIMIOTERMOMECANICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp
1, record 1, English, chemi%2Dthermo%2Dmechanical%20pulp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CTMP 2, record 1, English, CTMP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chemithermomechanical pulp 3, record 1, English, chemithermomechanical%20pulp
correct
- CTMP 3, record 1, English, CTMP
correct
- CTMP 3, record 1, English, CTMP
- chemi-thermomechanical pulp 4, record 1, English, chemi%2Dthermomechanical%20pulp
correct
- CTMP 2, record 1, English, CTMP
correct
- CTMP 2, record 1, English, CTMP
- thermo-chemimechanical pulp 4, record 1, English, thermo%2Dchemimechanical%20pulp
see observation
- TCMP 4, record 1, English, TCMP
see observation
- TCMP 4, record 1, English, TCMP
- thermochemical-mechanical pulp 5, record 1, English, thermochemical%2Dmechanical%20pulp
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - chemi%2Dthermo%2Dmechanical%20pulp
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - chemi%2Dthermo%2Dmechanical%20pulp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préparation de la pâte à papier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pâte chimico-thermomécanique
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A2te%20chimico%2Dthermom%C3%A9canique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PCTM 1, record 1, French, PCTM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pâte thermo-chimico-mécanique 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A2te%20thermo%2Dchimico%2Dm%C3%A9canique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - p%C3%A2te%20chimico%2Dthermom%C3%A9canique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pâte chimiothermo-mécanique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Preparación de la pasta (fabricación de papel)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pasta quimiotermomecánica
1, record 1, Spanish, pasta%20quimiotermomec%C3%A1nica
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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