"Nitrocellulose"Nitrocellulose, commonly referred to as cellulose nitrate or gun cotton, is a highly versatile compound integral to various industrial domains. It is derived from cellulose, a natural ...

A process for making pigments from cellulose for use in cosmetics, food and coatings applications has scaled up from a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have developed tough, flexible, biodegradable films from cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls. The films could be used for products ...

"What every biofuel manufacturer wants to do is to get to the sugars," said Jeffrey Catchmark, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering. "But the structure of cellulose itself ...

Researchers have invented a 3-D printing process for cellulose, the world's most abundant polymer, which could rival petroleum-based plastics as source of printing feedstock. For centuries, cellulose ...