As early as 2008, Zhang's team pioneered a new reaction for the direct catalytic conversion of cellulose to produce ethylene ...

The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component ... such as the ubiquitous PET (poly(ethylene terephthalate)), can take centuries to decompose.

Glucose is used to create biofuels, such as bioethanol, and may eventually be used to replace petroleum-derived chemicals, such as ethylene and ... By using not only the cellulose from biomass ...