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Pulp obtained the residue remaining after extracting the juice from the sugar cane plant. The pulp is achieved by chemical means.
(B) Biodegradable
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Is a term that is used for a material that will decompose as a result attack from bacteria or other living organisms.
(B) Bleaching Chemical
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The most environmentally and common bleaching chemicals include; oxygen, ozone hydrogen peroxide and chlorine dioxide.
(B) Back up
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To print on the reverse side of a printed sheet.
(B) Banding
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A defect in the print of a graduated tint.
(B) Base paper
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Name given to the base sheet for off machine coating, or paper intended to be converted, eg by a coating process or by impregnation. The term is sometimes also used for paper to which a layer of other material (such as aluminium or plastics) is bonded.
(B) Basis weight
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The weight of paper defined in grams per square metre (g/m2).
(B) Bible paper
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Very thin printing papers. Originally made specifically for Bibles and prayer books, this grade of paper is also used for other commercial purposes, such as dictionaries. Many digital machines find it difficult to print successfully on this, so if you have specific jobs in mind ensure that the technology can handle very lightweight papers.
(B) Blade coated paper
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Paper coated by a process in which the freshly applied wet coating is smoothed and the excess removed by a thin, flexible metal blade.
(B) Bleed
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The part of a printed image beyond the area to which the finished sheet will be cut.
(B) Blind embossed
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A logo, text or design that has been relief stamped into a sheet of paper, onto which no printing ink has been added.
(B) Blue Angel
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The German eco label and the oldest of the eco labels in use.
(B) Boards
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A term applied to paper above an accepted weight. The substance when paper becomes known as board varies a great deal between manufacturers and can vary from as low as 180g/m2 to as high as 250g/m2. The lower substance definition usually refers to boards in the graphical sector.
(B) Book jacket paper
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The term applied to the printed dust cover or wrapper used to cover books or similar publications; usually a high quality coated grade in the higher substance range.
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(Also called Mill Broke) Paper and pieces of paper arising at any point in the papermaking process that are suitable for re-pulping. Eg wet paper removed from the papermachine, dry paper arising as trimmings and breaks, or faulty paper. The re-used material, which never leaves the mill, should not be regarded as recycled.
(B) Bulk
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A term applied to the substance, thickness and feel of a paper.
(B) Bulky paper
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Paper that appears to be thick in relation to its grammage.
(B) Bull's eye
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A flaw in print caused by dust preventing contact between the paper and the printing surface.
