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Equipment Description:
Esparto Pulp
Date Added: 06 July 2005
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Distribution...	North Africa Southern Spain Also found in South America and South Africa
Fibre Types...	Stipa tenacissma and Lygenum spartum Members of the grass family; fibres are located in the plant\'s long tubular leaves
Fibre Properties...	Fibre Length mm 0.9 - 1.5 Fibre Width microns 10 Wall Thickness microns Thick walled fibre, no data Fibre Coarseness microgrammes/metre 90

Typical Pulp Properties...   Unbleached and hypochlorite bleached pulps are available. Esparto refines quite quickly yielding low strength properties, but retains bulk, air permeance and excellent opacity. Its low fibre coarseness provides the sheet with a good formation, smoothness and excellent opacity. A particular property of this pulp is its ability to give the sheet a good dimensional stability.

Typical Uses...   The formation, smoothness and optical characteristics of this pulp, makes it suitable for all Fine paper grades. Its ability to create a dimensionally stable sheet finds uses in wall paper base. The pulp also has a low extract conductivity which finds application in some electrical grades.

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