Paper pulp

Description

A dispersion of cellulose fibers in water. Paper manufactured before the 1850s was made primarily from fiber 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, The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

• E.J.LaBarre, E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969

• G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 578