a: lignin ~
b: water tight glue
What:
"Lignin is like a water tight glue that binds the cellulose together. It also protects cellulose from degrading under the sun's ultraviolet rays and decomposing from microbes, bugs and fungi. Hemicellulose binds the cellulose and lignin, which are not very compatible. "
Useful?
Writer: Wim Thielemans and Wendy Hessler
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Where:
Date: Aug 21 2015 4:40 PM
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