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| − | A value computed as the percent weight of residual [ | + | A value computed as the percent weight of residual [[ash%20%28residue%29|ash]] compared to the original weight of the sample. Ash content is used to determine the total amount of noncombustible [[filler|fillers]], [[extender|extenders]], and [[pigments|pigments]] in a piece of paper. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 8 January 2014
Description
A value computed as the percent weight of residual ash compared to the original weight of the sample. Ash content is used to determine the total amount of noncombustible fillers, extenders, and Pigments in a piece of paper.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Aschegehalt (Deut.); teneur en cendres (Fr.);
Authority
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980