The esparto pulp occupies an advanced position on the pulp market due to its morphology which confers specific properties totally superior than other short fibers .Some of these characteristics are cited below:
- Mechanical Proprieties of strength.
- Optical proprieties.
- Textural proprieties (weight, hand, porosity, ability to transmit light uniformly, permeability to air and liquids).
The esparto pulp is mainly used as a raw material in the manufacturing of higt quality specialty paper sach as:
- Cigarette paper.
- Filter paper.
- Condensation paper (dielectric).
- Noble usage paper.
- Currency and security paper.
