Hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose plays more important role on the improvement of water retention.

羟乙基甲基纤维素对保水率的提高起着主要的作用。

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Industrial application: soluble in water, aqueous alkali, ammonia and cellulose solution, colorless and insoluble in organic solution, mineral oil amorphous substance.

工业用途：溶于水、碱水溶液、氨和纤维素溶液，不溶于有机溶液、矿物油的无色无定型物。

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Cellulose gum: a water soluble gum derived from wood fibre cellulose, used as a substitute for lithographic gum Arabic and synthetic gums.

纤维素胶：由木纤维获得的纤维素胶；可溶于水，用来代替阿拉伯胶或合成胶。

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Accordingly, Dr Lin and his colleagues tried to build up covalent bonds between the layers of a water-repellent, or hydrophobic, material called cellulose acetate butyrate, which is used to make water-resistant fabrics.

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You have to collect the enzymes, mix them with water and exploded bits of straw, and wait for the enzymes to turn the cellulose into sugar.

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The researchers developed the solar cells using natural substrates derived from trees and fabricated them on cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) substrates which means the solar cells can be quickly recycled in water at the end of their lifecycle.

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