Types of digesters

Description

This includes the stationary and rotary steam digesters, which cook wood chips in an acid solution to make pulp for use in the manufacture of paper.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 2 occupations
  • Optional in 0 occupations
  • Total: 2 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)

Essential for

  • 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. Other titles The followi…
  • 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…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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