That cellulose is mixed with a polymer called lignin, which is not really a single polymer. The precise chemical formula of its starting material can vary among species, and it typically contains ...

The British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Company along with a similar operation in the United States was set up by Camille Dreyfus to manufacture lacquer for aircraft wings. It also proved ...

Cellulose acetate was first prepared by Paul Schützenberger in 1865. It took another 29 years before Charles Cross and Edward Bevan patented a process for its manufacture. At about the same time, ...

The fungus Talaromyces verruculosus can produce the chemical erythro-isocitric acid ... discovered a method for the efficient conversion of cellulose into a form of isocitric acid.