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Nano Cellulose

Nano-cellulose is a material that consists of  cellulose nano-fibers , which are a string of cellulose molecules with an elongated tubular shape. Nano-cellulose in the future will be cheap, resistant, organic and ecological. It is paradoxical that the future solutions for the world that will serve as the basis for the technological infrastructures and will govern the life of future generations are not visible to the human eye. Scientists from the University of Texas use the same bacteria that produces coconut cream to transform algae into nano-cellulose; an element that could revolutionize the world. Nano-cellulose is a plant material that is broken down into microscopic pieces, then purified and rebuilt. The bacterium Acetobacter xylinum is able to synthesize the cellulose found in blue-green algae, with only a little water, sunlight and time. The process absorbs carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas mainly responsible for global warming. Properties of Nanocellulose It is li...