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To make it look translucent, fibers are beaten and refined until most of the air is taken out. Although pure cellulose fiber is translucent, it looks (opaque) white because of the air trapped between the fibers. It often consists of other filler materials to improve opacity and print quality. The paper is made of cellulose and cotton fiber. This makes it easier to locate edges in the image and trace the whole picture onto the tracing paper.

Its opacity is so low that when it is placed on an image, the image is easily visible through the paper. Tracing paper is primarily designed for architects and engineers to make drawings. Banana fibers can also be easily mixed with cotton fibers or other synthetic fibers to create blended fabric and textiles. They are acid-free and weigh 40 grams per square meter. They are available in various sizes and colors, all containing natural banana plant fibers. It can be made either by hands or industrialized machine.

Paper created from banana fiber obtained from the non-utilizable fruits and the stem.

Paper made from the bark of the banana plant, which is mainly used for artistic purposes.

These papers are used in two different sense: By recycling banana fibers into paper, we can prevent pollution in forests and rivers to some extent. This leaves a lot of wastes in the form of tree trunks and leaves. Banana trees produce fruit once a year and are then cut down. Uses: arts and paper projects, ships towing ropes, wet drilling cablesīanana paper is an environmentally-conscious paper. It also features a higher resistance to crease and corrosion. The paper has a smooth surface and great tensile strength. Its fine-textured and softness makes it suitable for conveying the expression of painting as well as Chinese calligraphy. Most of the ancient Chinese paintings and books by famous authors that have survived until today are preserved on Xuan paper. Xuan paper was originated in ancient China. Used for: Panting, writing, making scrolls It is grained, rigid, and strong, with no laid lines. High quality wove paper is called Whatman paper (named after its inventor). It spread quickly to other paper mills in England, France, and America. It has a uniform surface, not watermarked or ribbed. This papermaking technique was invented by James Whatman. Wove papers are made by weaving brass (or other) wires together in a way that no specific pattern is visible. They are still used by artists as a support for charcoal drawings. This was the predominant type of paper produced between the 12th century and the 18th century.

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The traditional laid pattern contains a series of wide-spaced lines (called chain lines) parallel to each other and narrow-spaced lines (called laid lines) at 90 degrees to the chain lines. The crude wire mesh formed a pattern (vertical and horizontal lines) in the paper. Uses: ‘Prestigious’ stationery, support for charcoal drawingsīefore the mid 18th century, papers were made by hand using a frame with a wire mesh. Laid PaperĪntique laid paper | Image credit: Wikimedia In this overview article, we have listed all different types of paper that are used in packaging, printing, cleaning, decorating, and various construction and industrial processes. The United States, China, and Japan account for more than half of the global paper production. Almost 33% of that production was attributable to graphic paper, while over 50% was attributable to packaging paper. Some of them are capable of producing 2000-meter long and 10-meter wide reels per minute and up to 600,000 tons every year.Īccording to Statista, about 419.7 million metric tons of paper and cardboard were produced in 2017 worldwide. Today, almost all papers are created by big machines. During this period, humans discovered that papers could be created by separating cellulose fibers (either mechanically or chemically) from wood. Later enhancements during the 19th century revolutionized the paper industry on a global scale. In Spain, this papermaking process was improved using water-wheel paper mills. And within 300 years, the process was brought to Europe. The Chinese inventor Cai Lun developed the modern papermaking process, which later spread to the Islamic world during the 8th century. The papermaking process dates back to 25-220 AD. Ancient Egypt civilization used papyrus (a lamination of natural plant fiber) for writing before the invention of paper. The word paper comes from Latin papyrus, which is a material made from the pith of the aquatic flowering plant named Cyperus papyrus.

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