: The pulp is washed and screened multiple times to remove impurities like knots or ink. 📄 Stage 3: Forming the Sheet
: Chips are literally "beaten to a pulp" using mechanical force.
: Many mills use "waste" wood from sawmills that cannot be used for lumber. ijv6TP
: As the pulp moves along the screen, water drains away, and the fibers begin to weave together into a wet mat called a "web".
: Paper can also be made from recycled fibers, grass, mulberry bark, or hemp. 🥣 Stage 2: Pulping : The pulp is washed and screened multiple
Wood chips are broken down into a fiber suspension called pulp.
The pulp, which is roughly 99% water and 1% fiber at this point, is pumped onto a moving wire screen. : As the pulp moves along the screen,
: Chips are "cooked" with steam and chemicals in large pressure tanks called digesters to dissolve the lignin (natural glue) holding fibers together.