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.
It is made of cellulose derived from specially processed wood pulp. Viscose is very similar to cotton and silk. (Cotton is also made of cellulose). Various processes turn the cellulose into a thick spinning solution which is pressed through fine spinnerets.