Liquor

Name:
Liquor
Detailed information:
In chemical technology, any aqueous solution of one or more chemical compounds. In sugar manufacturing, it refers to the syrups obtained from various refining steps (mother liquors). The paper industry uses this term extensively as follows: (1) black liquor is liquid digester waste (also called spent sulfate liquor) containing sulfonated lignin, rosin acids, and other waste wood components from which tall oil is made; (2) green liquor is a solution made by dissolving chemicals recovered in the alkaline pulping process in water; (3) white liquor is made by adding caustic soda to sodium sulfide solution. In dyeing technology, red liquor is an alternate name for mordant rouge.