THE PHILIPPINE 



Journal of Science 



a. Chemical and Geological Sciences 

 and the Industries 



Vol. V 



JULY, 1910 



No. 4 



PHILIPPINE FIBERS AND FIBROUS SUBSTANCES: THEIR 

 SUITABILITY FOR PAPER MAKING. 1 



By George F. Richmond. 

 (From the Chemical Laboratory, Bureau of Science, Manila, P. I.) 



INTRODUCTION. 



Since concluding our survey of Philippine fibers and fibrous substances 

 from the standpoint of their suitability for the manufacture of pulp and 

 paper, I have had occasion to investigate certain selected species of bamboo 

 from this and other Malayan regions and to consider in some detail 

 the various factors connected with the introduction into this part of 

 the world of an industry for making paper pulp from bamboo. The 

 prospective investor needs particularly to know where he can manufacture 

 at a profit, the conditions under which he will have to work, the quantity 

 of the raw material .available, the native substances for the production of 

 chemicals, and the costs of freights, power, fuel, and water, as well 

 as the natural facilities and advantages of the site. Experimental results 

 on the prevailing species of Philippine bamboos are therefore given in 

 this paper, including a brief resume of the causes leading to the recent 

 rather serious inquiry concerning this interesting material as a possible 

 new source of paper stock. 



The last three or four years have witnessed a general extension of the 

 search for new materials wherever paper is made or used. This is 

 evidenced by the large number of new vegetable products which have been 

 investigated and reported upon in relation to their suitability for the 

 manufacture of paper. 



Continued from This Journal, Sec. A (1907), 2, 112. 



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