ABSTRACT

Cellulose is a major constituent of papers made from plant fibers and combustible component of non-food energy crops. An ideal reference for scientists in natural and synthetic polymer research, this book applies basic biology as well as polymer and sugar chemistry to the study of cellulose. It provides key requirements for understanding the comple

chapter |2 pages

First Foreword

chapter |2 pages

Second Foreword

chapter |10 pages

Table of contents

chapter |2 pages

Preface

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|54 pages

Biosynthesis of Cellulose

chapter 3|60 pages

Structure and Properties : of Cellulose

chapter 4|62 pages

Swelling and Dissolution of Cellulose

chapter 5|48 pages

Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose

chapter 6|18 pages

Non-Biological Degradation of Cellulose

chapter 7|28 pages

Cellulose Derivatives

chapter 8|24 pages

Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass

chapter 9|12 pages

Perspectives