Application of High-Resolution Solid-State NMR with Cross-Polarization/Magic-Angle Spinning (CP/MAS) Techniques to Cellulose Chemistry

Abstract

Abstract Vegetation is thought to produce an estimated 100 billion tons of cellulose a year, that is, approximately 25 tons of cellulose for every person on earth This vast quantity of naturally occurring, readily available fiber has helped to maintain cotton as the most important textile fiber in the world and made wood the commodity material of the world. Enormous research effort has been directed toward the study of cellulosic materials and has led to a wealth of information in the literature pertaining to the morphology, biosynthesis, and varied reactions of this important substance.