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White liquor

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006589

The active cooking chemical solution used in the Kraft pulping process to separate cellulose fibers from lignin in wood. It is primarily composed of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide. This alkaline solution is highly corrosive and is regenerated in the chemical recovery cycle of a pulp mill.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006589
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectForestry and timber
TranslationsGerman: Weiße Lauge; Spanish: licor blanco; French: liqueur blanche
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006589",
  "term": "White liquor",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The active cooking chemical solution used in the Kraft pulping process to separate cellulose fibers from lignin in wood. It is primarily composed of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide. This alkaline solution is highly corrosive and is regenerated in the chemical recovery cycle of a pulp mill.",
  "subject": "Forestry and timber",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Weiße Lauge",
    "es": "licor blanco",
    "fr": "liqueur blanche"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/white-liquor/"
}

Record 7,201 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.