Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

mesa

English translation:

lime sludge

Added to glossary by Åsa Valley
Mar 19, 2010 08:28
14 yrs ago
Swedish term

mesa

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Är uppräknat i en förteckning över möjliga förorenande ämnen från en massafabrik.

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lime sludge

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calcium carbonate

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-03-19 08:38:53 GMT)
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Reference, Swedish Wikipedia:

I denna process produceras även kalciumkarbonat (CaCO3), som i sulfatprocessen kallas mesa.

Link: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfatprocessen


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Note added at 15 mins (2010-03-19 08:44:44 GMT)
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Reference, English Wikipedia:

Lime is a general term for calcium-containing inorganic materials, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides predominate.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(material)

This shows the English word "lime" is different from the Swedish word "mesa".


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Note added at 57 mins (2010-03-19 09:25:56 GMT)
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Swedish reference, from the Swedish magazine "Ny Teknik":

Mesaugnen är en del i sulfatmassafabrikens kemikalieåtervinning där mesa (kalciumkarbonat) bränns om till kalk.

Link: http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/verkstad/verkstadsartiklar/ar...

Peer comment(s):

neutral George Hopkins : The term is too precise in the context.
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