PURE cellulose is generally regarded as being perfectly insoluble in water, but experiments recently carried out in this laboratory indicate that pure cellulose is slightly soluble in pure water.

Lignin, one of the major components of plants and an abundant byproduct of the cellulose and bioethanol industries, offers a cost-effective and scalable platform for developing such materials, with a ...

Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala 682022, India Inter University Centre for Nanomaterials and Devices, Cochin University of Science and ...