Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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delignification

The process by which LIGNIN is removed from cellulosic materials by means of chemical treatment. The residue that remains consists of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and other carbohydrate materials. (17 )




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