This wood stew is then “digested,” with a chemical mixture of limestone and acid, and after several hours of cooking, what was once wood becomes pulp. It takes approximately three tons of wood chips to make one ton of pulp.
Ito kahoy na nilaga ay pagkatapos "digested," na may isang kimikal timpla ng apog at acid, at pagkatapos ng ilang oras ng pagluluto, ano ay isang beses sa kahoy ay nagiging masa. Ito ay tumatagal ng humigit-kumulang tatlong tons ng chips kahoy upang gumawa ng isang tonelada ng masa.