Kraft paper

Japanese: クラフト紙 - くらふとし(英語表記)kraft paper
Kraft paper

A general term for paper made from unbleached kraft pulp. It is brown in color and strong. Examples include wrapping paper such as heavy duty kraft paper and ribbed kraft paper, and base paper for paper tape. In Japan, kraft pulp from softwood and hardwood trees is used as the raw material for kraft paper, while in some countries non-wood kraft pulp such as straw and bagasse (the fibrous residue from sugarcane stalks that have been squeezed to separate the sucrose) is used, both in an unbleached state. In particular, kraft paper for heavy duty sacks to hold cement, flour, etc. is made from softwood pulp, as it requires high tear strength. Before papermaking, kraft pulp is beaten to a sticky state, and then heavily sized (adding a glue-like liquid to the paper material) to make it water-resistant. Generally, a fourdrinier papermaking machine is used, as it is suitable for mass-producing paper with less unevenness in the papermaking process and a low ratio of strength in the length and width directions.

[Akio Mita April 18, 2016]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

未晒(みさらし)のクラフトパルプを原料とした紙の総称。茶褐色を呈し、強い。重袋用クラフト紙、筋入りクラフト紙などの包装紙や紙テープ原紙などがある。日本ではクラフト紙の原料として針葉樹および広葉樹などの木材のクラフトパルプが、一部の国では藁(わら)、バガス(サトウキビの茎を圧搾してショ糖を分離した繊維質の残物)などの非木材のクラフトパルプが、いずれも未晒の状態で用いられている。とくにセメント、小麦粉などを入れる重袋用のクラフト紙は引裂き強さなどが要求されるため針葉樹のパルプを原料とする。クラフトパルプは、抄紙に先だって粘状叩解(こうかい)を行い、さらに耐水性をもたせるため強サイズ(紙料中に膠(にかわ)状の液を加える)を行う。抄紙機としては一般に長網(ながあみ)抄紙機が、抄(す)きむらが少なく、かつ縦横の強度比の少ない紙を大量に抄造するのに向いているため用いられる。

[御田昭雄 2016年4月18日]

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