Groundwood-free paper

Description

An indicative term that the paper contains no mechanically groundwood pulp. Paper made with only chemical pulp has longer fibers, is stronger and contains less lignin. In Britain, a woodfree paper may contain up to 10% mechanical pulp and 1% lignin. In the U.S., groundwood-free paper contains less that 5% mechanical pulp.

Synonyms and Related Terms

woodfree; chemical pulp

Authority

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• Silvie Turner, Which Paper?, Design Press, New York, 1991