The direct transformation of cellulose, which is the main component of lignocellulosic biomass, into building-block chemicals is the key to establishing biomass-based sustainable chemical processes.

The Chemistry of Cellulose. A Substance Little Understood. By Carl G. Schwalbe. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter. Enter your email.

The Cellulose Chemistry research group, lead by Dr. Alistair King, concerns the development of techniques for tuning the reactivity of bulk cellulose and at the surface, with applications in textiles, ...

Chemical engineers have discovered a small molecule that behaves the same as cellulose when it is converted to biofuel. Studying this "mini-cellulose" molecule reveals for the first time the ...

Chemical and Paper Engineering Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI 49008-5462 USA (269) 276-3500. Priyanka Sharma . Priyanka Sharma ... Her achievements in cellulose chemistry include the ...

Because of this chemistry, he says cellulose derivatives could affect the speeds and outcomes of many chemical transformations. Chemical & Engineering News. ISSN 0009-2347.

Gulf Oil Chemicals had a project for the conversion of cellulose to chemicals in 1975 under the direction of George Emert. Before that it was funding research at Virginia Tech under Ross Brown to ...

The British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Company along with a similar operation in the United States was set up by Camille Dreyfus to manufacture lacquer for aircraft wings.