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Is cellulose a biopolymer? (1 Viewer)

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The long response questions which ask about properties, uses, environment effects etc. of a named biopolymer...Is cellulose legit?
 

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Biopolymer is a polymer that is produced by living things. Cellulose is produced by plants hence it's a biopolymer.
 

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It is a NATURAL biopolymer, so you can only use it for those questions that don't specify 'synthetic'.
 
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Those types of questions are looking for a commercial biopolymere e.g. polylatic acid or biopol
 

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