Cellulose acetate was first prepared by Paul Schützenberger in 1865. It took another 29 years before Charles Cross and Edward Bevan patented a process for its manufacture. At about the same time, ...

Engineers at MIT have developed a way to use plant cellulose as a feedstock for 3D printers, providing another renewable, biodegradable alternative to popular petroleum-based polymers like ABS ...

Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) is an amorphous, transparent thermoplastic quite like cellulose acetate but more expensive and tougher with improved weathering resistance and lower moisture ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the cellulose acetate market and it is poised to grow by USD 910.42 mn during 2019-2023, progressing at a CAGR of over 3% during the forecast ...

People are smoking less than they used to. That’s good news for public health. But for the few chemical firms that make the cellulose acetate fibers used in cigarette filters, the decline poses a long ...

Chicago, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. cellulose acetate market was valued at US$ 1.6 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach US$ 2.6 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 4.7% during ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the cellulose acetate market and it is poised to grow by USD 865.70 million during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 3% during the ...

Cellulose acetate, the plastic-like polymer that forms the core of most cigarette filters, has a second life that few smokers ...

In this manuscript, the scalability and recyclability of the catalytic transesterifications of polysaccharides with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EmimOAc) as both the solvent and the ...

Whether you're a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films—plastic sheets laid over the soil to protect seedlings and promote crop growth. But like many other ...

We’ve all got our favorite hand tools, and while the selection criteria are usually pretty subjective, it usually boils down to a combination of looks and feel. In our opinion, the king of both these ...