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NATURAL
FIBRE is cellulose or more simply, raw wood pulp fibres,
which are obtained either from pulp mills or recycling used
paper such as newsprint, or a combination of both.
WASTPAEPER USED FOR PULPING |
PULPING |
The
pulp is broken down into individual fibres by agitation
in a water bath, at a ratio of 99% water to 1% fibre.
The
mixture is then drawn onto fine mesh covered moulds by vacuum
as the water is simultaneously extracted. This leaves a
thin layer of pulp adhering to the mould.
The
moulded fibre is deposited onto a conveyer through a drying
oven to remove all the water.
There
are three forms of fibre moulding namely:
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