Physical and chemical properties of paper
The Chemistry of Ageing Processes of Paper and Cellulose
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Physical and chemical properties of paper
The Chemistry of Ageing Processes of Paper and Cellulose

Authors : Anne-Laurence DUPONT, Gérard MORTHA

Publication date: January 10, 2016 | Lire en français

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1. Physical and chemical properties of paper

1.1 Molecular and morphological structure of cellulose

Paper is a fibrous material, with each fiber made up of several hundred microfibrils, grouping together a few hundred cellulose molecules. The average cotton fiber is 30 mm long and 10 μm in diameter . A coniferous wood fiber, called a tracheid, has an average length of 2 to 4 mm; a hardwood fiber is two to three times shorter (average length 1 mm) and...

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