Pulp Wood

Pulp Wood

Wood pulp
Wood pulp
The term paper is derived from the word ‘papyrus’ a plant (Cyperus papyrus) that was used by Egyptians to make paper-like materials. Paper production is a Chinese invention. The Chinese discovered the paper that was prepared from the inner bark of paper mulberry in 105 A.D. For a long time, the art of paper making remained a monopoly of the Chinese until Arabs learned the technique and improved it around 750 A.D. Invention of printing increased the demand for paper.

Manufacture of Wood pulp: Wood is converted into pulp by mechanical, and chemical processes. Wood of Melia azadirachta, Neolamarkia chinensis, Casuarina spp, Eucalyptus spp are used for making paper pulp.

Purified dissolving pulp is used as a basic material in the manufacture of rayon or artificial silk, fabrics,transparent films (cellophane, cellulose acetate films), plastics. The viscose process of making rayon is the most common process.

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