Alkali cellulose

Description

Alkali cellulose is produced by cooking wood pulp in a sodium hydroxide solution. Alkali cellulose is used as a precursor for many synthetic cellulose products such as viscose rayon and carboxymethyl cellulose.

Synonyms and Related Terms

alcali-cellulose (Fr.)

Authority

• The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

• E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000