The phosphorylation of cellulose with inorganic cyclo-triphosphate (P3m) was studied in aqueous solutions under various conditions. One glucose unit per thirty glucose units of cellulose molecule was phosphorylated under the optimum conditions (25% P3m, pH 12, and 50°C). Phosphorylated cellulose is characterized by its adsorption of metal ions and noncombustibility.
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