Paper-How to Make Home-made Paper
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:13 pm
Paper-How to Make Home-made Paper
Hand Papermaking
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/papermak/en/papermak.htm
In many areas of developing countries paper is scarce. Rural schools may not have enough paper for their students and market goods may be wrapped in old newspapers if at all. Often this is because resources are not available to invest in modern papermaking factories, which require large amounts of energy and raw materials if they are to be economical.
But paper can be made in small shops in small quantities. Access to electricity
makes some of the steps easier, but is not absolutely necessary. (Indeed, paper was made this way for many years before electricity was discovered.) In a situation where paper is scarce and expensive, it may be worthwhile to consider small-scale papermaking as a source of school supplies or as a small business. Such a business might produce heavy coarse paper for packaging or even thick paper egg cartons, plant pots, and so on. --- CONTINUED at LINK, above ---
Hand Papermaking
http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/papermak/en/papermak.htm
In many areas of developing countries paper is scarce. Rural schools may not have enough paper for their students and market goods may be wrapped in old newspapers if at all. Often this is because resources are not available to invest in modern papermaking factories, which require large amounts of energy and raw materials if they are to be economical.
But paper can be made in small shops in small quantities. Access to electricity
makes some of the steps easier, but is not absolutely necessary. (Indeed, paper was made this way for many years before electricity was discovered.) In a situation where paper is scarce and expensive, it may be worthwhile to consider small-scale papermaking as a source of school supplies or as a small business. Such a business might produce heavy coarse paper for packaging or even thick paper egg cartons, plant pots, and so on. --- CONTINUED at LINK, above ---