Both hardwood and softwood fibers usually have widths less than that of a human hair, which measures about 50 micrometers across. The long, skinny strands of connected cellulose form what are called ...

PURE cellulose is generally regarded as being perfectly insoluble in water, but experiments recently carried out in this laboratory indicate that pure cellulose is slightly soluble in pure water.

But plant-based ‘bioplastics’ are not new. The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls, pre-dating the petroleum-based plastics that ...

The approach she developed has succeeded in producing a small number of Komagataeibacter variants that generate up to seventy percent more cellulose than in their original form. The materials ...

cellulose nanofibrils, and bacterial nanocellulose, all possessing unique properties making them ideal for various applications. Nanocellulose exhibits impressive characteristics including high ...

Investigating sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC) effects on graphite anodes, this study reveals key factors influencing ...