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Excerpt from Survey of the Chemical Composition of Cotton Fibers, Cottonseed, Peanuts, and Sweetpotatoes: A Literature Review
The composition of the fiber reflects its cellular nature. Although cellulose is the major constituent, any of the substances commonly found in plant cells may be expected to be present in at least small amounts. The typical mature cotton fiber has a composition illustrated by the selected values given in Table 2. Analytical values obtained on two samples of mechanically cleaned raw cotton fiber are given in Table 3. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
