IPC 7 English version
D21C-D21C01114

SECTION D – TEXTILES; PAPER


D 21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE


D 21 CPRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE- CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR


Note

 Processes using enzymes or micro-organisms in order to:

 (i)liberate, separate or purify a pre-existing compound or composition, or to

 (ii)treat textiles or clean solid surfaces of materials

 are further classified in subclass C12S.  [5]


Subclass Index

PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE 

Pretreatment of raw material 

D21C 1/00 

Pulping 

D21C 3/00 

Other processes 

D21C 5/00 

Digesters 

D21C 7/00 

AFTER-TREATMENT 

D21C 9/00 

REGENERATION OF PULP LIQUORS 

D21C 11/00 



1/

00Pretreatment of the finely-divided materials before digesting (of waste paper D21C 5/02)

1/

02.with water or steam

1/

04.with acid reacting compounds

1/

06.with alkaline reacting compounds

1/

08.with oxygen-generating compounds

1/

10.Physical methods for facilitating impregnation


3/

00Pulping cellulose-containing materials (digesters D21C 7/00)

3/

02.with inorganic bases or alkaline reacting compounds, e.g. sulfate processes

3/

04.with acids, acid salts, or acid anhydrides

3/

06..sulfur dioxide; sulfurous acid; bisulfites

3/

08...calcium bisulfite

3/

10...magnesium bisulfite

3/

12...sodium bisulfite

3/

14...ammonium bisulfite

3/

16..nitrogen oxides; nitric acid

3/

18.with halogens or halogen-generating compounds (bleaching cellulose pulp D21C 9/12)

3/

20.with organic solvents

3/

22.Other features of pulping processes

3/

24..Continuous processes

3/

26..Multi-stage processes

3/

28..Prevention of foam


5/

00Other processes for obtaining cellulose, e.g. cooking cotton linters (obtaining fibres for spinning D01C)

5/

02.Working-up waste paper (mechanical part D21B 1/08, D21B 1/32)


7/

00Digesters

7/

02.Rotary digesters

7/

04.Linings

7/

06.Feeding devices

7/

08.Discharge devices

7/

10.Heating devices

7/

12.Devices for regulating or controlling

7/

14.Means for circulating the lye

7/

16.Safety devices


9/

00After-treatment of cellulose pulp, e.g. of wood pulp, or cotton linters

9/

02.Washing

9/

04..in diffusers

9/

06..in filters

9/

08.Removal of fats, resins, pitch, or waxes

9/

10.Bleaching

9/

12..with halogens or halogen-containing compounds (D21C 9/16 takes precedence)  [4]

9/

14...with ClO2 or chlorites

9/

147..with oxygen or its allotropic modifications (D21C 9/16 takes precedence)  [4]

9/

153...with ozone  [4]

9/

16..with per compounds

9/

18.De-watering (de-watering in general F26B)


11/

00Regeneration of pulp liquors

11/

02.of sulfite lye

11/

04.of alkali lye

11/

06.Treatment of pulp gases; Recovery of the heat content of the gases

11/

08..Deodorisation

11/

10.Concentrating spent liquor by evaporation (evaporators B01D)

11/

12.Combustion of pulp liquors

11/

14..Wet combustion