The chemical pulping process was discovered in the nineteenth century, and allowed wood to be pulped for strong, white, long-lasting paper. The goal of chemical pulping is to remove all the parts of ...

A little-known discovery in 1932 by Georgia chemist Charles Holmes Herty engendered the pulp and paper industry in the southeastern United States. One chemist plus one new scientific discovery yields.

Wood pulp might make the paper industry go around, but this renewable product has untapped potential for a variety of uses, according to a University of Maine professor. Adriaan van Heiningen works in ...

Mixing dangerous chemicals with high temperatures and pressure can amount to a recipe for disaster under the right conditions ...

The process of paper making involves several chemicals that can cause serious injuries if a person is exposed to them.

LONGVIEW, Wash. — White liquor, a superheated chemical mixture used to break down wood into paper pulp, is at the center of ...