Paper pulp

Description

A dispersion of Cellulose fibers in water. Paper manufactured in the west before the 1850s was made primarily from Cotton and Bast fiber (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. Wood pulp can be created from wood mechanically (see Mechanical wood pulp) or chemically (see Chemical wood pulp).

Additional Images

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  Cotton rag paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Hemp paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Bast paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Softwood bleached sulfite paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Softwood unbleached kraft paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Softwood groundwood paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Softwood bleached alpha paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Red oak paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  American sycamore paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Red gum paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Esparto paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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  Rice paper pulp stained with Graff "C" stain

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