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  2. Cellulose - Wikipedia

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    Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. [6] The cellulose content of cotton fibre is 90%, that of wood is 40–50%, and that of dried hemp is approximately 57%. [7] [8] [9] Cellulose is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper. Smaller quantities are converted into a wide variety of derivative products such as cellophane and ...

  3. Wallpaper paste - Wikipedia

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    The paper will thus expand before hanging rather than on the wall, which would cause vertical bubbles in each panel of wallpaper as the adhesive dried from the edges in. [3] When using a type of wallpaper paper that does not expand, such as nonwoven or fiberglass wallpaper, the adhesive is applied to the wall instead.

  4. List of glues - Wikipedia

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    Woodworking, paper glue, fireproof laminates Medieval or earlier Soybean glue: As for casein glue, but using soy protein Soy protein is mixed with alkalis Albumin glues (blood glues and egg albumin adhesive, EAA) blood (serum albumin) or eggs: prehistoric Gelatin glues hide glue, including rabbit-skin glue; bone glue, and fish glue including ...

  5. Cellophane - Wikipedia

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    Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air , oils , greases , bacteria , and liquid water makes it useful for food packaging . Cellophane is highly permeable to water vapour , but may be coated with nitrocellulose lacquer to prevent this.

  6. Methyl cellulose - Wikipedia

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    Methyl cellulose is occasionally added to hair shampoos, tooth pastes and liquid soaps, to generate their characteristic thick consistency. This is also done for foods, for example ice cream [5] or croquette. Methyl cellulose is also an important emulsifier, preventing the separation of two mixed liquids because it is an emulsion stabilizer.

  7. Discover the magic of glue guns [Video] - AOL

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    Your glue gun can be used for a bunch more things than arts and crafts. In this episode of Home Hacks learn our favorite glue gun tricks!

  8. Celluloid - Wikipedia

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    Celluloids are a class of materials produced by mixing nitrocellulose and camphor, often with added dyes and other agents.Once much more common for its use as photographic film before the advent of safer methods, celluloid's common present-day uses are for manufacturing table tennis balls, musical instruments, combs, office equipment, fountain pen bodies, and guitar picks.

  9. Papier-mâché - Wikipedia

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    Papier-mâché with the strips method for the creation of a pig Papier-mâché mask created with the pulp method. There are two methods to prepare papier-mâché. The first method makes use of paper strips glued together with adhesive, and the other uses paper pulp obtained by soaking or boiling paper to which glue is then added.