Summary of Literature Review
This part talks about the cellulose acetate briefly from 5 parts:
Introduction: A concise description of cellulose acetate.
Manufacture: A brief introduction the manufacturing process of cellulose acetate.
Application: The applications of cellulose acetate in the past, nowadays and in the future.
History: Talking about the history of cellulose acetate.
Summary of Manufacture Process
Nowadays, in the factories most of cellulose acetate is produced through two-step reactions involving the esterification of acetic acid with cellulose and the partial hydrolysis of the resultant ester groups.
Summary of Property Profile
Summary of Application
In the past, the cellulose acetate was used to make synthetic fiber, film and magnetic tape.
Now the cellulose acetate is mainly used to make the filter of cigarette.
According to some study, in the future, the cellulose acetate would be used as the material for manufacturing filter film.
Summary of Our Sample
Cigarette filter as one of the main applications of cellulose acetate, this sample shows the real situation when it is applied in filters.
Summary of Reflection
We benefited a lot from this activity. Not only we learned some knowledge of cellulose acetate, but the critical skills in communication and cooperation.