THE MATTER OF THIS VOLUME MAY BE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS

PAGE INTRODUCTION—DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT IN GENERAL OUTLINE 1 SECTION I. GENERAL CHEMISTRY OF THE TYPICAL COTTON CELLULOSE 13 II. SYNTHETICAL DERIVATIVES—SULPHOCARBONATES AND ESTERS 27 III. DECOMPOSITIONS OF CELLULOSE SUCH AS THROW LIGHT ON THE PROBLEM OF ITS CONSTITUTION 67 IV. CELLULOSE GROUP, INCLUDING HEMICELLULOSES AND TISSUE CONSTITUENTS OF FUNGI 97 V. FURFUROIDS, i.e. PENTOSANES AND FURFURAL-YIELDING CONSTITUENTS GENERALLY 114 VI. THE LIGNOCELLULOSES 125 VII. PECTIC GROUP 152 VIII. INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL. GENERAL REVIEW 155 INDEX OF AUTHORS 177 INDEX OF SUBJECTS 178