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Sign in to savePaper is a thin sheet of matted cellulose fibers. Largely derived from lignocellulose, paper is created from a pulp dissolved into a slurry that is drained and dried into sheets. Different types of paper are defined by constituent fiber, paper pulp, sizing, coating, paper size, paper density and grammage.
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Paper is a thin material made from cellulose fibers that are mixed into a liquid, drained, and dried into sheets. It matters because its properties—such as the types of fibers used, how densely it's packed, and how it's treated—can be adjusted to create different kinds of paper suited for different purposes.
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- Textile.name
- Paper
- Textile.image
- File:Various products made from paper.JPG
- Textile.image_size
- 280px
- Textile.alt
- A photo of various products made from paper.
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- Paper products: book, toilet paper, ruled paper, carton, egg carton
- Textile.material
- Cellulose, often lignocellulose
- Textile.introduced
- 105 CE, China
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22 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Precursors
- Invention and development
- Papermaking
- Pulp
- Chemical pulping
- Mechanical pulping
- Recycling and de-inked pulp
- Producing paper
- Paper grain
- Sizing and finishing
- Applications
- Types, thickness, and weight
- Types of paper
- Environmental impact
- Current production and use
- See also
- Citations
- General references
- Further reading
- External links
Paper is a thin sheet of matted cellulose fibers. Largely derived from lignocellulose, paper is created from a pulp dissolved into a slurry that is drained and dried into sheets. Different types of paper are defined by constituent fiber, paper pulp, sizing, coating, paper size, paper density and grammage.
The papermaking process developed in East Asia at least as early as 105 CE by the Han court eunuch Cai Lun, although archaeological evidence exists of 2nd century BCE paper-like material in China. Before the industrialization of paper production, the most common paper was rag paper, made from discarded natural fiber textiles collected by ragpickers. The 1843 invention of wood pulp, coupled with the Second Industrial Revolution, made pulpwood paper the dominant variety to this day.