It does contain starch
To hold it together.
Yes, bamboo paper can contain starch as it is often used as a sizing agent to improve the paper's smoothness and printability. Additionally, starch can also be used as a binding agent in the papermaking process to enhance the paper's strength and durability.
They both contain linked chains of glucose molecules, starch being less complex than the cellulose fiber found in paper.
No, recycled toilet paper does not contain mercury. Mercury is not present in paper products like toilet paper, whether they are newly made or recycled. The concern with mercury usually arises in products like certain types of fish or dental fillings.
Gayetty's medicated paper was the first commercially produced toilet paper. It was treated with aloe in order to make it a little better to use. This first toilet paper was known to occasionally contain splinters and wasn't as soft as the toilet paper we have now.
Toilet paper is primarily made of cellulose fibers derived from wood pulp or recycled paper. It may also contain additives like bleach for whitening or scent for fragrance. It does not contain any elemental form of any specific element.
When iodine comes into contact with paper, it reacts with the starch present in the paper. This reaction forms a blue-black color due to the formation of a compound known as starch-iodine complex. This color change is commonly used as a test for detecting the presence of starch in a given sample.
test to see how much water it can contain without dripping
Depending on how the experiment is set up, the control could be different. In this case, the control would most likely be the regular toilet paper since nothing new is added to it. The control in an experiment is the group that does not contain or relate to the independent variable (the thing you change). So if you are testing to see which is better - regular toilet paper or enriched toilet paper - the control would be the regular paper since nothing is special about it.
Non-toxic toilet paper is safe for the environment and our health because it does not contain harmful chemicals that can pollute water sources or cause health issues.
Recycled toilet paper is made from used paper. It isn't made from used toilet paper. That would be gross.
"Toilet papier" is the term for toilet paper in Afrikaans.