Papyrine

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Description

An imitation vegetable parchment. Papyrine is made by dipping unsized cellulose paper in a strong sulfuric acid solution for less than a minute. The paper is then neutralized by placing it is an ammonium hydroxide solution. The procedure forms a stiff, semitransparent paper.

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