When manufacturing cellulose-based products, challenges, such as the high melting point of cellulose, make it impossible for it to be melted without decomposition. Thus, shaping cellulose materials ...

The NaOH treatment of cellulose, known as mercerization, is a well-established technology to improve the nature of cotton fibers. This process converts the natural crystalline structure of cellulose ...

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has a significant role in membrane production for water purification and bio-separation, with capacity to create new and cleverly designed structures. The researchers ...

This fact indicates that the cold treatment provides another influence on cellulose structure. Based on these insights, the team analyzed the cellulose sample after the cold base treatment and found ...

Last week two women scientists explained how plants build the cellulose membranes that form cell walls, a process of vital interest to textile technologists. Unable to see how plants manufacture their ...

Plastic pollution is a mounting global issue, but scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have taken a bold step forward by creating a new bioplastic inspired by the structure of leaves.