Document ID (ISN) | 38758 |
CIS number |
82-2057 |
Year |
1981 |
Convention or series no. |
NSC Data Sheet I-214-81
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Title |
The caustic liquor room |
Bibliographic information |
National Safety Council, 444 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Il.60611, USA, revised 1981. 4p. Illus. |
Abstract |
Sequence of operations for caustic liquor in a sulfate pulp mill where cooking liquors are made or reconverted for use in processing wood chips by cooking in digesters. Use of lime and attendant hazards; green liquor; chemical splash hazards; emergency shower and eye wash facilities; white liquor; black liquor; preventive maintenance to eliminate possibility of liquor leakage; sampling points; guarding of openings into tanks and vats at floor level; splash aprons and other protective clothing (cotton material, rubber footwear, as alkalis attack wool and leather); access (ladders, platforms, catwalks). |
Descriptors (primary) |
USA; pulp and paper industry; caustic substances |
Descriptors (secondary) |
overhead walkways and platforms; floor openings; digesters; liquids handling; lime; data sheet; emergency showers; eye irrigation; personal protective equipment; sulfates; leak detection; preventive maintenance |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Alkaline materials Paper and paper products industry
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