Bioproduct vocabulary for exam

The process of converting a substance into a caustic or corrosive one, often used in pulp production.

Causticising

The process of turning wood chips into pulp for papermaking using chemical solutions.

Chemical Pulping

The process of converting wood into pulp by mechanical grinding or refining.

Mechanical Pulping

The internal resistance of an object to deformation under an applied force.

Mechanical Stress

This is the process of removing the bark from a tree.

Debarking

In the context of pulp and paper industry, chipping refers to the process of breaking down wood into smaller pieces or chips.

Chipping

This is a part of the pulp and paper manufacturing process where chemicals used in the pulping process are recovered from the black liquor.

Chemical Recovery Line

The process of removing ink, toner, and other contaminants from recycled paper.

Deinking

A machine used to manufacture plastic parts by melting and injecting plastic material into a mold, allowing for mass production of complex plastic items.

Injection Molding Machine

An economic model that aims to eliminate waste and promote the reuse, repair, refurbishing, and recycling of materials and products.

Circular Economy

A process used in oil refineries to break down larger hydrocarbon molecules into smaller, more valuable ones, increasing the yield of higher-value products.

Cracking