Cellulose is everywhere. In fact, it is the most abundant organic molecule on the Earth! It’s in (but not limited to) our food, clothing, and plastics, and the cellulose compound nitrocellulose is ...

But plant-based ‘bioplastics’ are not new. The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls, pre-dating the petroleum-based plastics that ...

The Master’s thesis research will focus on shape-controlled bimetallic electrocatalysts for cellulose oxidation. Your responsibilities will include: Synthesizing shape-controlled bimetallic ...

the protein that makes up hair and nails Enzymes Catalyse biological reactions ATPase: catalyses the breakdown of ATP and Cellulose synthase: catalyses the formation of cellulose from glucose ...

Jeffrey Youngblood, a Purdue University researcher, has increased the strength and resilience of cement by integrating patent-pending chemically modified cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibers that ...