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Cellulose and related polymers

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Cellulose is the most abundant of naturally occurring polymers and is of immense technological importance. In addition, cellulose may be subjected to numerous chemical modifications and several cellulose derivatives are also of industrial importance. Cellulose itself and the derivatives which find commercial use form the principal contents of this chapter. The carbohydrate, starch, is also briefly considered.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Technology, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    K. J. Saunders

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Saunders, K.J. (1973). Cellulose and related polymers. In: Organic Polymer Chemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2504-0_11

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