Japanese team develops cellulose plastic that breaks down in salt water without leaving harmful microplastic fragments behind ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in ...

A new biodegradable plastic from plant cellulose breaks down in seawater without microplastics. It may be a sustainable ...

This new cellulose-derived plastic uses FDA-approved ingredients and salt-sensitive chemistry to avoid microplastic pollution ...

United States cellulose acetate market is defined by a rigorous shift toward circular domestic manufacturing, anchored by Eastman’s molecular recycling success. While standard industrial grades ...

Birla Cellulose and Circulose have entered into an agreement to advance textile recycling by using pulp made from 100% ...

Anaerobic bacteria were among the first life forms on Earth and existed at a time when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere. While many organisms depend on an oxygen-rich environment to survive, ...

A recent smattering of viral videos across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok are telling people to avoid eating packaged, preshredded cheeses, claiming that the powdered substance they're covered in to ...

Cellulose is the most abundant natural product in the biosphere 1, with plant cell walls representing the most important source, where it serves as a structural component 2. During plant growth, the ...

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 long chains of cellulose pack laterally into microfibrils of two crystalline forms. Comparison of the structures of these two forms reveals unexpected patterns of bonding that tie the chains ...