The blast triggered a huge fireball, leaving nearby workers with 30 to 40% burns from both the explosion and chemical exposure.

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By spinning bacteria in a controlled flow, scientists produce aligned cellulose sheets with tensile strength over 500 MPa.

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Researchers have developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic ...

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A Substance Little UnderstoodThis article was originally published with the title “The Chemistry of Cellulose” in SA Supplements Vol. 71 No. 1836supp (March 1911), p. 146 doi:10.1038 ...

I joined Materials Chemistry of Cellulose group after graduation and focus on the degradation of cellulose polymorphs into glucose by HCl gas with simultaneous suppression of oxidative discoloration.