DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

URBAN FORESTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Wood cut or prepared for manufacture into pulp, which can be made into paper products.
A
Pulpwood
B
Veneer
C
Piling
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The timber resources used to make wood pulp are referred to as pulpwood. While in theory any tree can be used for pulp-making, coniferous trees are preferred because the cellulose fibers in the pulp of these species are longer, and therefore make stronger paper.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chemical wood pulping involves the extraction of cellulose from wood by dissolving the lignin that binds the cellulose fibers together. The 4 processes principally used in chemical pulping are kraft, sulfite, neutral sulfite semichemical (NSSC), and soda.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pulp is used in a variety of consumer and specialty products, such as: paper printouts, receipts, post-its, envelopes. paper cups, napkins, toilet rolls, tissues. cardboard.

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