Papermaking definitions

Papermaking

1) Book art 2) Chinese invention 3) Craft 4) The craft of making paper 5) Trade
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Paper-making is the process of making paper, a substance which is used universally today for writing and packaging. In paper-making, a dilute suspension of fibres in water is drained through a screen, so that a mat of randomly interwoven fibres is laid down. Water is removed from this mat of fibres by pressing and drying to make paper. Since the i...
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papermaking

formation of a matted or felted sheet, usually of cellulose fibres, from water suspension on a wire screen. Paper is the basic material used for ...
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Papermaking

Creating a web of fiber from plant cellulose (or, less commonly, from synthetic fibers). Papermakers today follow the same steps that its inventor, Ts'ai Lun, followed almost two thousand years ago: pulping vegetable matter and leaving the cellulose fibers behind; mixing the pulp with lots of water; draining it; forming paper on a sieve-like mold; ...
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