How Paper is Made
Perhaps one holds a piece of paper - a dull, blank piece of paper. Then, they might wonder, "Where did this paper come from? How was it even made!?"
Suddenly, a swarm of questions float around their head, and they apply the inquiry question to each of their questions to feed their curiosity. And maybe, just maybe, their questions eventually lead them to...
How Paper is Made!!!
We might be familiar with the paper pulp and tree cutting steps, but what is the whole process?
- Logs are accumulated. In this step, trees are cut down so that logs can be acquired for the next step.
- Debarking & chipping. The bark cannot be used. Alas, it is stripped from the logs.
- Pulping. Machines break down the lignin the logs, creating pulp!
- Papermaking. The paper is inserted into a papermaking machine and squirted through a horizontal slit so that any excess water from the logs can be squeezed out.
- Sheet. The fibres in the pulp begin to spread, taking a sheet form.
- Water squeezing. 50% of the left-over water is squeezed out.
- Drying. The sheets are heated up to dry.
- Chemicals. Some chemicals are added to form a film on the dry paper.
- Finishing and packaging. The paper is turned into toilet paper, printing paper, etc.
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Bibliography:
P. (n.d.). How paper is made. Retrieved March 25, 2021, from https://www.paperone.com/about-us/how-paper-is-made
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