I-Cellulose, i-polysaccharide eyenziwe zii-monomers zeglucose ezidityaniswe zii-β-1,4-glycosidic bonds, yeyona polymer yendalo ininzi kakhulu eMhlabeni. Ifumaneka ikakhulu kwiindonga zeeseli zezityalo, inika ubulukhuni besakhiwo, ivumela imithi ukuba ifikelele kubude obukhulu kunye namagqabi ukugcina imo yawo. Umqhaphu, umthombo wendalo ococekileyo we-cellulose, uqulethe ukuya kuthi ga kwi-90% yale polymer, ngelixa umthi uhlala une-40-50% ye-cellulose, ehamba ne-lignin kunye ne-hemicellulose. I-Algae kunye neebhaktheriya ezithile nazo zivelisa i-cellulose, zandisa ukusasazwa kwayo kwendalo.

Ukukhupha i-cellulose kubandakanya ukuyihlukanisa nezinye izinto zezityalo. Kwishishini le-pulp nephepha, iitships zomthi zenziwa i-chemical pulping (kusetyenziswa ii-sulfates okanye ii-sulfites) okanye i-mechanical grinding ukususa i-lignin kunye nokwahlula ii-cellulose fibers. Kwizicelo zokucoca okuphezulu, njengeemveliso zamayeza kunye nezomgangatho wokutya, kusetyenziswa amanyathelo okucoca ongezelelweyo afana ne-bleaching kunye nonyango lwe-enzymatic. I-Nanocellulose, ethathwe kwi-cellulose nge-acid hydrolysis okanye i-mechanical fibrillation, ivele njengesixhobo esinexabiso eliphezulu ngenxa yeempawu zayo ezikhethekileyo kwi-nanoscale.

Ukuguquguquka kweCellulose kuqhuba ukusetyenziswa kwayo ngokubanzi kumashishini onke.ukwenziwa kwephepha, iifayibha zeselulose zezona zinto ziphambili zokwenza imveliso yephepha, ezinika amandla kunye nokuguquguquka.imboni yelaphu, i-cotton cellulose iphothwa ibe yimisonto ize ilukwe ibe ngamalaphu, exatyiswe kakhulu ngenxa yokuphefumla kwayo nokuthuthuzela kwayo.usetyenziso lokutya, i-cellulose isebenza njengefayibha yokutya, ikhuthaza impilo yokugaya ukutya, kwaye isebenza njengesithambisi, isizinzisi, okanye i-emulsifier kwiimveliso ezifana ne-ayisikhrim kunye needressing zesaladi.