The Toilet Paper Process

MAKING TOILET PAPER FROM TREES

Manufacturers do not use all types of trees to make paper. Toilet paper is generally made from "virgin" paper using a combination of softwood and hardwood trees (a combination of about 70% hardwood and 30% softwood).

Manufacturers Paper manufacturers try to find a compromise between durability to find and a fine writing surface on their product. Other materials used in the toilet paper end product are water,
chemicals and alkalis.

The steps in the toilet paper manufacturing process are shown below:

1. Tree preparation (a combination of soft - and hardwood trees).

The trees are debarked.

• The logs are carefully debarked with a machine to leave as much wood as possible.
• The logs go through machines that cut them into small pieces chop.
• The chips are separated into batches.
• A massive pressure cooker (fermenter) cooks the chips with other chemicals for about 3 hours.

The moisture in the wood evaporates and the mass is broken down into cellulose fibers, lignin and other substances. The result is usable fiber called pulp. Paper is made from the pulp.

• The pulp is then washed to remove lignin and cooking chemicals.
• The washed pulp is bleached until all color is removed. The glue that binds the fibers (lignin) must be removed from the pulp, otherwise the paper will yellow over time.
• The pulp is mixed with lots of water to make pulp (99.5% water and 0.5% fiber). The paper stock is sprayed onto mesh screens that drain away the water.
• The paper is then pressed and dried to the final moisture content (approx. 5% content).
• Paper is scraped with metal blades and rolled into huge rolls. The paper is then transported to machines that cut it into long strips and perforate it into squares. Finally, the paper trunks are cut into rolls and wrapped into bundles.

SERVICES WE OFFER AT FOREST TISSUE

We offer a wide variety of services where one of our most important services would be our country wide deliveries. We offer 24-hour delivery structures in South Africa where you will get your products delivered to your door step in less than 24 hours from placing your order. Our delivery time may depend on the size and type of product you order as well as the quantity.

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