IPC Main Group
D21H 25/00 After-treatment of paper not provided for in groups
Introduced: January 1990
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- TEXTILES; PAPER
- Class:
- PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
- Subclass:
- PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES ,; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS OR SUBCLASS; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D21H 25/02 Chemical or biochemical treatment
- D21H 25/04 Physical treatment, e.g. heating or irradiating
- D21H 25/08 Rearranging applied substances, e.g. metering or smoothing; Removing excess material
- D21H 25/18 of old paper as in books or documents, e.g. restoring
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