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7187 Process type description code [B]
Desc: Code specifying a type of process.
Repr: an..17
Code Values:
1 Wood preparation
A process to prepare wood.
2 Causticizing
Treatment with a caustic agent.
3 Digesting
A process of digesting.
4 Brownstock washing
Washing with brownstock.
5 Bleaching
Removing colour by treatment with an oxidizing agent (a
bleach).
6 Pulp drying
The process of drying pulp.
7 Freezing
Freezing process.
8 Processing of structured information
The information to be processed is in structured form.
9 Processing of identical information in structured and
unstructured form
The information to be processed is identical and given
in structured and unstructured form.
10 Processing of different information in structured and
unstructured form
The information to be processed is different and is
given in structured and unstructured form.
11 Processing of unstructured information
The information to be processed is in unstructured form.
12 Slaughter
Slaughter process.
13 Packing
Packing process.
14 Heat sterilisation
Treated by heat sterilisation.
15 Chemical sterilisation
Treated by chemical sterilisation.
16 Fumigation
Treated by fumigation.
17 Irradiation
Treated by irradiation.
18 Fueling
Fueling process.
19 Acceptance of business conditions
Code specifying the process of accepting the terms and
conditions under which business will be conducted.
20 Pathology service
The provision of a pathology service.
21 Radiology service
The provision of a radiology service.
22 Contribution payment
The payment of a contribution.
23 Clinical donation
The process of providing a clinical donation.
24 Medical general practice
The provision of general medical services.
25 Specialist medical service
The provision of specialist medical services, other than
pathology or radiology.
26 Dispensing of medicine
The process performed by a pharmacist to prepare and
dispense medicine according to a prescription.
27 Planning
The process of developing plans.
28 Trading
The process of trading.
29 Operating
The process of operating.
30 Metering
The process of metering.
31 Settlement
The process of settling.
32 Chilling
To reduce a product's temperature to above 273K.
33 Collecting
To gather or extract from a number of persons or
sources.
34 Cutting
To penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument.
35 Harvesting
To gather, catch, hunt, or kill.
36 Inspecting
To examine officially.
37 Manufacturing
To make from raw materials by hand or by machinery.
38 Preserving
To can, pickle, or similarly prepare for future use.
39 Processing
To subject to or handle through an established usually
routine set of procedures.
40 Producing
To make produce by growing.
41 Rendering (agriculture)
To extract by melting in order to extract proteins,
fats, and other usable parts.
42 Sampling
To take a sample of or from the product.
43 Storing
To place or leave in a location (as a warehouse,
library, or computer memory) for preservation.
44 Transferring
To convey from one person, place, or situation to
another.
45 Treating
To act upon e.g. with some agent.
46 Grinding
Treated by grinding.
47 Addition of secondary inhibitors
The process of adding secondary inhibitors.
48 Metals recovery
The process of recovering metals e.g. retorting,
smelting, chemical process.
49 Solvents recovery
The process of recovering solvents e.g. distillation,
extraction.
50 Recovery for reuse
The process of recovering (reclaiming) materials for
reuse, e.g. acid regeneration, organics recovery.
51 Incineration
The process of destruction through the application of
heat.
52 On-site fuel recovery
The process of recovering a material for reuse as a fuel
on the same site.
53 Fuel blending
The process of blending fuels.
54 Chemical reduction
The process of chemical reduction.
55 Cyanide destruction
The process of destruction through the application of
cyanide.
56 Chemical oxidation
The process of chemical oxidation.
57 Wet air oxidation
The process of wet air oxidation.
58 Chemical precipitation
The process of chemical precipitation.
59 Biological treatment
The process of biological treatment.
60 Adsorption
The process of adsorption.
61 Air or steam stripping
The process of air or steam stripping.
62 Dewatering
The process of removing water.
63 Absorption
The process of absorption.
64 Stabilization
The process of stabilization e.g. chemical fixation.
65 Macro-encapsulation
The process of macro-encapsulation.
66 Neutralization
The process of neutralization.
67 Evaporation
The process of evaporation.
68 Phase separation
The process of phase separation.
69 Unspecified treatment
Treatment without specification.
70 Landfill or surface impoundment disposal
The process of disposing waste as landfill or in a
surface impoundment that will be closed as landfill.
71 Deep well or underground injection
The process of filling up a deep well or underground
pocket.
72 Discharge to sewer
The process of discharging materials into the public
sewer system.
73 Collection and storage, temporary
The process of collecting and temporarily storing
objects.
74 Cold treatment
The process of cold treatment.
75 Hot air treatment
The process of hot air treatment.
76 Hot water treatment
The process of hot water treatment.
77 Methyl bromide treatment
The process of treating with methyl bromide.
78 Phosphine treatment
The process of treating with phosphine.
79 Depulping
The process of removing pulp.
80 Manual removal
The process of removing by hand.
81 Sulfuryl fluoride fumigation
The process of fumigating with sulfuryl fluoride.
82 Steam treatment
The process of treating with steam.
83 Vapor heat
The process of treating with vapor heat.
84 Assembling
The process of assembling.
85 Boiling
The process of boiling.
86 Canning
The process of sealing in an airtight container.
87 Chipping
The process of chipping.
88 Cleaning
The process of making clean.
89 Coating
The process of coating.
90 Dehydration
The process of dehydrating.
91 Devitalization
The process of devitalizing.
92 Disinfection
The process of disinfecting.
93 Drying
The process of drying.
94 Dyeing
The process of dyeing.
95 Heat treatment
The process of heat treatment.
96 Husking
The process of removing husk.
97 Liquification
The process of liquifying.
98 Shelling
The process of removing shells.
99 Washing
The process of washing.
100 Land treatment or application
The process of using bio remediation for treating waste
e.g. Tilling the land for aerating the waste.
101 Pasteurization
A process of heating a food, usually liquid, to a
specific temperature for a definite length of time, and
then cooling it immediately.
ZZZ Mutually defined
Process type mutually agreed between interchanging
parties.
Data Element Cross Reference
DataElement 7187 is used in the following Batch Segments:
GEI
DataElement 7187 is used in the following Batch Composite Elements:
C242
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