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cellophaneTransparent wrapping film made from wood cellulose, widely used for packaging, first produced by Swiss chemist Jacques Edwin Brandenberger in 1908. Cellophane is made from wood pulp, in much the same way that the artificial fibre rayon is made: the pulp is dissolved in chemicals to form a viscose solution, which is then pumped through a long narrow slit into an acid bath where the emergent viscose stream turns into a film of pure cellulose. |
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These low-odor resins are said to bond oriented PP, PET, and nylons, as well as PE, metallized and printed plastics, cellophane, aluminum foils, paper, and fiberboard. 50), journals and notecards, which come in packs of six wrapped in biodegradable cellophane ($7. It would seem, however, that those in the know are more clear about which end is which, demonstrated by the decision to pin this uncomfortable cellophane nappy around the backside of the building; placed beneath what some apparently consider to be its stumpy and inadequate tail. |
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