become the soft, pale sheets we’re familiar with.
Bleaching Makes the Paper Brighter
One of the major steps in producing conventional white toilet paper is bleaching the pulp.
Bleaching removes or reduces naturally occurring color compounds, particularly lignin-related substances, leaving the fibers much lighter.
Modern paper production commonly uses oxygen-based bleaching chemicals rather than the elemental chlorine processes associated with older papermaking methods.
The goal isn’t simply to make the paper look pretty. Removing residual lignin also helps produce a cleaner, more consistent pulp for making paper products.
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