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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A dispersion of [[cellulose]] fibers in water. Paper manufactured before the 1850s was made primarily from [[cotton]] and [[bast fibers]] (usually [[linen]] textile made from [[flax]]). Most raw materials for paper production came from rags. Due to shortages of these materials, other raw materials for paper pulp were common, but | + | A dispersion of [[cellulose]] fibers in water. Paper manufactured in the west before the 1850s was made primarily from [[cotton]] and [[bast fibers]] (usually [[linen]] textile made from [[flax]]). Most raw materials for paper production in the western world came from rags or other textile waste. Due to shortages of these materials, experiments with other raw materials for paper pulp were common, but not as successful. In 1854, a process was patented for the production of paper pulp from [[wood]]. Paper pulp can be created from wood using mechanical or chemical means. |
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Revision as of 16:01, 15 August 2014
Description
A dispersion of Cellulose fibers in water. Paper manufactured in the west before the 1850s was made primarily from Cotton and Bast fibers (usually Linen textile made from Flax). Most raw materials for paper production in the western world came from rags or other textile waste. Due to shortages of these materials, experiments with other raw materials for paper pulp were common, but not as successful. In 1854, a process was patented for the production of paper pulp from Wood. Paper pulp can be created from wood using mechanical or chemical means.
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