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What part of the wood is used to make paper pulp?

April 26, 2017paper Pulp Used wood

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What part of the wood is used to make paper pulp?

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Wood consists of approximately equal amounts of cellulose fibre and a binder called lignin, which glues the fibres together. It is the cellulose fibres which give paper its structural strength and physical properties. Whether the lignin is used in paper is determined by the pulping process.