“…Chemical tests (15,162,163), infrared (163,164) and x-ray (15,162,163,165,166) studies, electron micrographs (163,167), chemical degradation to glucose (15,162,163), acetylation and hydrolysis in metanolic HCl (115,162,165), and growth of cellulose-de composing bacteria on the membranes (168), all indicate that the membranes consist of cellulose. Chemical tests (15,162,163), infrared (163,164) and x-ray (15,162,163,165,166) studies, electron micrographs (163,167), chemical degradation to glucose (15,162,163), acetylation and hydrolysis in metanolic HCl (115,162,165), and growth of cellulose-de composing bacteria on the membranes (168), all indicate that the membranes consist of cellulose.…”