Virginia Cellulose

In 1926 Hercules integrated backward by acquiring the Virginia Cellulose Company, the leading producer of cotton pulp, a major ingredient in nitrocellulose and related products. By the early 1930s, its lines had been expanded to include cellulose acetate, ethyl acetate, gum rosin, chlorinated rubber, and, with the acquisition of the Paper Makers Chemical Corporation in 1931, a line of products for paper production, which complemented the naval stores business. By then, in addition to the 60 percent of sales in explosives and propellants, 25 percent were in cellulose products and 15 percent in naval stores. 

Denitration of NC by the1 action of Li-Al hydride) i3a)F.J.MasuelIi, "A Study of the Reaction of Cellulose Nitrate with Various Reducing Agents , Doctoral thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va(1953) ... 

Isobutyraldehyde is commonly available as a by-product of propylene/Oxo hydroformylation. Methyl isoamyl ketone is used as a solvent for cellulose esters, acrylics, and vinyl polymers. It is available in the United States from Eastman (Kingsport, Tennessee) (47) and Union Carbide (South Charleston, West Virginia) and was priced at 1.42/kg in October 1994. 

Cellulose Substrates. The source of cellulose was a chemical cotton supplied by Hercules Inc., Virginia. It was ground in a Wiley mill to pass a 40-mesh screen before use in order to prevent flocculation and permit easy mixing with the swelling agent and enzyme solution. 

Stannett V. Some challenges in grafting to cellulose and cellulose derivatives. In Hon DN-S, editor. Graft Copolymerization of Lignocellulosic Fibers. Volume 187, Virginia American Chemical Society Symposium Series 1982. p 3-20. 

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Three principal varieties of peanuts are grown commercially in the United States, namely, Virginia, Spanish, and Runner. The peanut plant forms a bush or vine above ground which may grow to a length of 1 to 3 feet. The dried vines may be used for hay and are about equal to soybean or cowpea hay in feeding value. The fruit of the peanut is matured beneath the surface of the soil. The pod or shell which forms is cellulosic in nature and contains from 1 to 3 seeds at maturity (19). 

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