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Polysaccharides — Cellulose

  • Gilbert R
  • Kadla J
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, (1998), 47-95
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03680-8_3
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Abstract

Cellulose constitutes the most abundant, renewable polymer resource. It has been estimated [1] that the yearly photosynthesis of biomass is 170 billion tons, 40 % of which consists of polysaccharides; mainly cellulose and starch. However, only about 3 % of the available polysaccharides are utilized yearly.

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Gilbert, R. D., & Kadla, J. F. (1998). Polysaccharides — Cellulose. In Biopolymers from Renewable Resources (pp. 47–95). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03680-8_3

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