Today I will be talking to you about cellulose. It is a polysaccharide, a complex carbohydrate composed of a chain of monosaccharides joined together by glucose.

It is also what makes our digestive systems run smoothly and what forms the cell walls of plants. There molecule. It's molecules are very long and form a criss-cross mesh which makes its fibres strong and tough, ideal for the composition of plant cell walls. Besides being ideal for plants, long molecules also makes the cellulose insoluble which is why it is so widely fibres. It is also used for insulation. Cellulose insulation is made from recycled paper which means that all the paper that would otherwise be put in landfills and contribute to the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is put to good use, making it very regularly used by scientists as an aid when separating chemical mixtures and filtering impurities because it is insoluble to water and most chemicals. Although cellulose has been widely used for centuries, it's composition and structure has also baffled scientists for scientists believed that it was made out of small molecules of glucose, few accepting that it was a polymer. Eventually, substantial experimental data proved that cellulose is a macromolecule, a molecule with a relatively large molecular weight. what would happen if paper didn't exist. Thank you.

are also many other properties and uses of cellulose but firstly, I will give you an introduction on what it is. Cellulose is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H10O5. This means that it contains six carbon, 10 hydrogen and 5 oxygen atoms in each used. The polymer is also tasteless, odourless and biodegradable since it comes from plants. This makes it ideal for many uses. Cellulose is a major component of paper which is made from pulped wood which basically comprises of cellulose environmentally friendly. Cellulose is also used in the production of fabrics for example rayon and acetate, explosives such as gun powder and plastics although most cellulose-based plastics have become redundant since much better alternatives have been found. It is also centuries. It was first identified by a French chemist called Anselme Payen who also discovered the first enzyme. He treated different woods with nitric acid after which he obtained a common substance which turned out to be cellulose. Up until the early 1920s, many In conclusion, cellulose is a carbohydrate, a compound containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. It is also a polymer that has many properties the most useful being its insolubility and is very important to our everyday lives. Cellulose is a miraculous compound. Just imagine