Four Types of Cellulose Fibers

• Seed Hair Fibers

  • Cotton fibers

• Bast Fibers

  • Flax plant
  • Only 5% of the flax plant is usable for paper manufacturing

• Grass Fibers

  • Wheat straw
  • Bagasse fiber (extracted from sugar cane stalks)
  • Esparto grass
  • Kenaf plant

• Wood Fibers

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