Designation:D6148–97(Reapproved2002)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticefortheSeparationandExaminationofStickies1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6148;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeisapplicabletoawiderangeofvirginpulpsorpulpsderivedfromrecoveredmaterialsorrecoveredpaperofthetypetypicallyusedtoproducepaper,paperboardandotherpaperproducts.1.2Thispracticedescribeslaboratoryprocedureswherebystickiesaretypicallyseparatedfrompulpfibers,andthentheseparatedstickiesfractionisexaminedbyqualitativeorquan-titativeprocedures,orboth.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D585PracticeforSamplingandAcceptingaSingleLotofPaper,Paperboard,Fiberboard,andRelatedProduct2D1968TerminologyRelatingtoPaperandPaperProducts2D2019TestMethodforDirtinPaperandPaperboard2E122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,WithaSpecifiedTolerableError,theAverageforCharac-teristicofaLotorProcess32.2TAPPIDocuments4T205FormingHandsheetsforPhysicalTestingofPulpT210SamplingandTestingWoodPulpShipmentsforMoistureT412MoistureinPulp,PaperandPaperboardUM242ShiveContentinMechanicalPulp(SomervilleFractionator)3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1DefinitionsusedinthispracticearethosefoundinTerminologyD1968ortheDictionaryofPaper.43.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1stickies,n—particulate,generallynon-fibrous,con-taminantssuspendedinpulpsofthetypeusedinpapermakingwhichadheretothemselves,othercomponentsofthepaperstructure,componentsofthepapermakingmachinery,andinthecasewherethecontaminantsareincorporatedintofi...
