Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

lama de cal

English translation:

lime mud

Added to glossary by Stephen Fry
Feb 25, 2005 01:34
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

lama de cal

Portuguese to English Other Paper / Paper Manufacturing
wood pulp industry
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 lime mud

Proposed translations

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lime mud

Land Application of Pulp Mill Lime Mud
Formato do arquivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Page 1. What is lime mud? Lime mud is a byproduct produced in pulp mills as part of the process that turns wood chips into pulp for paper. ...
www.pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/B1249.pdf

Current Disposal and Costs -
... Lime mud, like most pulp and paper mill sludge, has a very high water content which makes it unstable and prone to settlement when kept in landfills. ...
www.useit.umeciv.maine.edu/materials/ limemud/current_disposal.htm - 5k

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Note added at 4 hrs 7 mins (2005-02-25 05:42:26 GMT)
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I think you can also say lime sludge. I\'m not a 100% sure. That\'s why I chose lime mud.
Peer comment(s):

agree Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
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