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2023-04-16 03:00:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 51CF24E741A18508E181F80408E6E7E109FDDE98B31A9F11F05480731FF485A6
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Trees are not dissolved in acid to create paper Tree wood is usually broken down into pulp either mechanically, or using a (non-acidic) mixture of water, NaOH, and Na2S. https://www.naturallywood.com/products/pulp-and-paper/#:~:text=To%20make%20pulp%2C%20the%20cellulose,it%20down%20to%20a%20pulp. Calculations suggest that an avg pine tree can provide approximately 80,500 sheets of 17"×22" paper. https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/conservation/issues/rainforest.htm
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