Difference between revisions of "Paper pulp"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A dispersion of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cellulose cellulose] fibers in water. Paper manufactured before the 1850s was made primarily from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bast | + | A dispersion of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cellulose cellulose] fibers in water. Paper manufactured before the 1850s was made primarily from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bast%20fiber bast fibers] obtained from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=linen linen], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=flax flax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rag rags], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton]. In 1854, a process was patented for the production of paper pulp from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wood wood]. This led to the mass production of inferior papers. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * ''The Dictionary of Paper'', American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980 |
| − | * | + | * E.J.LaBarre, ''Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making'', Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969 |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 578 |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 24 July 2013
Description
A dispersion of cellulose fibers in water. Paper manufactured before the 1850s was made primarily from bast fibers obtained from linen, flax, rags, or cotton. In 1854, a process was patented for the production of paper pulp from wood. This led to the mass production of inferior papers.
Authority
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
- E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 578