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POLPA QUIMIOTERMOMECANICA [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-21

English

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

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.

French

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

Key term(s)
  • pâte chimiothermo-mécanique

Spanish

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