In this manuscript, the scalability and recyclability of the catalytic transesterifications of polysaccharides with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EmimOAc) as both the solvent and the ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a cellulose-based composite sheet that integrates paper pulp with starch, polyaniline (a conductive polymer), Prussian blue (a coordination compound ...

The growing cell wall in plants is a thin, strong and pliant extracellular layer, composed of cellulose microfibrils embedded in a hydrated matrix that is made of complex polysaccharides and a small ...

Professor Iwata Tadahisa et al. of the University of Tokyo have developed an innovative high performance bioplastics from various polysaccharides obtained from natural biomass or by enzymatic ...

Cellulose, abundantly available from plant biomass, can be converted into molecules used to make a new class of recyclable polymers, to sustainably replace some plastics. Cellulose, abundantly ...

Researchers have observed enzymes breaking down cellulose to aid the production of biofuels. Biofuels obtained from biomass are becoming increasingly important. Apart from biomethane, however, they ...