I-Cellulose, i-polysaccharide eyakhiwe ama-monomers e-glucose axhunywe yizibopho ze-β-1,4-glycosidic, iyi-polymer ephilayo etholakala kakhulu eMhlabeni. Itholakala kakhulu ezindongeni zamaseli ezitshalo, inikeza ukuqina kwesakhiwo, okwenza izihlahla zifinyelele ukuphakama okukhulu namaqabunga ukuze zilondoloze isimo sazo. Ukotini, umthombo wemvelo omsulwa we-cellulose, uqukethe kufika ku-90% wale polymer, kuyilapho ukhuni luvame ukuba ne-cellulose engu-40-50%, ehambisana ne-lignin ne-hemicellulose. I-algae namagciwane athile nawo akhiqiza i-cellulose, okwandisa ukusatshalaliswa kwayo kwemvelo.

Ukukhishwa kwe-cellulose kuhilela ukuyihlukanisa nezinye izingxenye zezitshalo. Embonini ye-pulp nephepha, ama-chip okhuni afakwa ku-pulping yamakhemikhali (kusetshenziswa ama-sulfate noma ama-sulfite) noma ukugaya ngomshini ukuze kususwe i-lignin futhi kuhlukaniswe imicu ye-cellulose. Ngezicelo zobumsulwa obuphezulu, njengemikhiqizo yezokwelapha kanye neyokudla, kusetshenziswa izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuhlanza njengokuhlanza nokwelashwa nge-enzymatic. I-Nanocellulose, etholakala ku-cellulose ngokusebenzisa i-acid hydrolysis noma i-mechanical fibrillation, ivele njengento enenani eliphezulu ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo ezihlukile ku-nanoscale.

Ukuguquguquka kwe-Cellulose kwenza ukusetshenziswa kwayo kabanzi kuzo zonke izimboni.ukukhiqiza amaphepha, imicu ye-cellulose iyizinto eziyinhloko zokusetshenziswa, ezinikeza amandla nokuguquguquka kwemikhiqizo yephepha.imboni yezindwangu, i-cotton cellulose iphothwa ibe yizintambo bese ilukwa ibe yizindwangu, ezithandwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuphefumula kwayo kanye nenduduzo yayo.izinhlelo zokusebenza zokudla, i-cellulose isebenza njenge-fiber yokudla, ikhuthaza impilo yokugaya ukudla, futhi isebenza njengesithambisi, isiqinisi, noma i-emulsifier emikhiqizweni efana ne-ayisikhilimu kanye ne-salad dressing.