14 Facts About Wood pulp

Mixed with water and other chemical or plant-based additives, Wood pulp is the major raw material used in papermaking and the industrial production of other paper products.

Papermaking using Wood pulp made from hemp and linen fibers from tattered clothing, fishing nets and fabric bags spread to Europe in the 13th century, with an ever-increasing use of rags being central to the manufacture and affordability of rag paper, a factor in the development of printing.

Wood and other plant materials used to make pulp contain three main components : cellulose fibers, lignin and hemicelluloses .

One of the major complaints about harvesting wood for pulp mills is that it reduces the biodiversity of the harvested forest.

The Wood pulp is then screened and cleaned, any clumps of fibre are reprocessed.

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Chemical pulp is produced by combining wood chips and chemicals in large vessels called digesters.

The Wood pulp is bleached using chlorine dioxide stage followed by neutralization and calcium hypochlorite.

The chemicals used to bleach Wood pulp have been a source of environmental concern, and recently the Wood pulp industry has been using alternatives to chlorine, such as chlorine dioxide, oxygen, ozone and hydrogen peroxide.

Market Wood pulp is any variety of Wood pulp that is produced in one location, dried and shipped to another location for further processing.

The reason to leave 10 percent moisture in the Wood pulp is that this minimizes the fibre to fibre bonding and makes it easier to disperse the Wood pulp in water for further processing to paper.

Major environmental impacts of producing wood pulp come from its impact on forest sources and from its waste products.

Impact of logging to provide the raw material for wood pulp is an area of intense debate.

Mechanical Wood pulp is not a major cause for environmental concern since most of the organic material is retained in the Wood pulp, and the chemicals used produce benign byproducts .

Fluff Wood pulp is used in diapers, feminine hygiene products and nonwovens.