Three common threads unite IRLA's members, in effect comprising the criteria for membership: our libraries house collections of national or international significance that are capable of supporting sustained research in a variety of interrelated subjects and of attracting scholars from all over the world;
Cellulose is a polymer made up of many glucose molecules. Cellulose is a polysaccharide. A polysaccharide a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides. Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction during which molecules of water (H2O) are split into hydrogen cations (H+, conventionally referred to as protons) and hydroxide anions (OHâ) in the process of a chemical mechanism.
Cellulose: is composed of very long chains of D-glucose units joined together by Î²-1,4 linkages. It is a very stable polysaccharide and is the most abundant carbohydrate in nature; forming the fundamental structure of the plant cell wall. Cellulose has great tensile strength and is resistant to chemical attack.