how is recycled paper made? · 2020. 7. 24. · how is recycled paper made? 6 the watery pulp is...
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How is Recycled Paper Made?
Used paper is collected for recycling.
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How is Recycled Paper Made?
The paper is tightly squashed into‘bails’ ready for processing.
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How is Recycled Paper Made?
The bails are crushed and mixed in alarge circular tank with water to make athick pulp that looks a lot like porridge.
3 PULPINGMACHINE
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How is Recycled Paper Made?
The pulp is then put through a processof de-inking that uses chemicals to
remove inks and colours from the paper.
4 DE-INKINGMACHINE
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How is Recycled Paper Made?
The pulp is refined and cleaned.Often it is bleached white ordyed to a particular colour.
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How is Recycled Paper Made?
6The watery pulp is sprayed onto a flatmesh to make a layered mat and then
dried. Then it passes through hotrollers to make long rolls of paper.
This basic process isvery similar to the originalAncient Chinese methods.