Description
Add cooking chemicals and steam to dissolve lignin and separate the plant fibres, breaking down wood chips to recover pulp after a bleaching and drying process.
Alternative labels
use digester machine
activate digester machine
run digester machine
operate digester machines
control digester machine
operating digester machine
handle digester machine
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Operate digester machine is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Digester operator: Digester operators, or cooks, cook wood chips with soda ash or acid to separate the wood pulp from unwanted constituents. They test the resulting solution.
Pulp control operator: Pulp control operators operate and monitor multi-function process control machinery and equipment to control the processing of wood, scrap pulp, recycable paper and other cellulose materials in the production of pulp. They set up, operate and maintain the machinery, analyse the production results and adjust the process when necessary.
Optional skill
Operate digester machine is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Bleacher operator: Bleacher operators tend a machine that bleaches wood pulp to serve in the production of white paper. Different bleaching techniques are used to complement the various pulping methods, and to obtain different grades of whiteness.
References
- Operate digester machine – ESCO
