Making WOOD GLASS | Home Chemistry Experiment

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/clear-wood-architecture/index.html A patron asked me if this was BS, so I took a stab at it. It's interesting that a common process in the papermaking industry would be written up as a completely novel process by "Tech Science" websites. The concept works, but the process and applications need more details.
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