Researches on Cellulose from 1895–1900

Abstract

VEGETABLE substances or products of vegetable origin have always had a peculiar fascination to chemists, not only because of the light which may be thrown on general chemical science, should methods of synthesis be discssovered, but often because, as was the case with alizarin and more recently with indigo, huge industrial applications may be the outcome of this branch of research. Further, researches are often conducted with the hope that we may be enabled to reveal some of the hidden secrets of nature, as, for example, how the elements which are assimilated by plants in the form of the simplest of compounds become ultimately converted into some of the most complex combinations known to chemists.

Researches on Cellulose from 1895–1900.

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