Neri
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Description
A vegetable mucilage added to the paper pulp used in Oriental papermaking. Neri is traditionally obtained from the root of the tororo-aoi (Hibiscus manihot). Neri retains moisture such that the water drains slowly through the screen.
Synonyms and Related Terms
tororo-aoi
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Bernard Toale, The Art of Papermaking, Davis Publications, Portland OR, 1983
- Silvie Turner, Which Paper?, Design Press, New York, 1991