What is made from wood pulp?
Wood pulp goes straight into 10 lines, among them nail polish, kitchen sponge, sanitary pad, toilet paper and facial tissue. Follow those further and it reaches 47 things in all.
How wood pulp is made What it is made of See it on the map
Goes straight into
- Nail polishat Nitrate the cellulose
- Kitchen spongeat Turn cellulose into viscose
- Sanitary padat Grind the pulp
- Toilet paperat Mix short, soft fibers
- Facial tissueat Slurry the pure fibers
- Disposable diaperat Fluff the core
- Cellulose acetateat Fluff the purified pulp
- Paperat Thin the stock
- Cardboardat Press out the board stock
- Rayonat Soak the pulp in lye
Further down the line: 37 things
Plastics and fibers 3
Glass, stone and ceramics 2
Wood and paper 14
Paper strawPaper cupPaper bagPizza boxEgg cartonWallpaperLaminate flooringNewspaperBookEnvelopeSticky notesPlaying cardsCardboard boxMatch