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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	Cellulose can be mass produced in grass [[farm]]s, growing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscanthus_giganteus ''Miscanthus giganteus''] in greenhouses which operate with a CO<sub>2</sub> enriched low pressure atmosphere growing on crushed regolith. This grass can then be mass produced via an automated lawn mowing system, producing large quantities of cellulose rich biomass. This atmosphere would be provided using raw martian atmosphere that has been [[Atmospheric_processing\|filtered]] to remove dust and then compressed to produce the low pressure atmosphere. A [[Photobioreactor\|quantum dot film]] may be placed on the top of the greenhouse to convert the incoming solar radiation to frequencies that are more useful for [[photosynthesis]].		Cellulose can be mass produced in grass [[farm]]s, growing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscanthus_giganteus ''Miscanthus giganteus''] in greenhouses which operate with a CO<sub>2</sub> enriched low pressure atmosphere growing on crushed regolith. This grass can then be mass produced via an automated lawn mowing system, producing large quantities of cellulose rich biomass. This atmosphere would be provided using raw martian atmosphere that has been [[Atmospheric_processing\|filtered]] to remove dust and then compressed to produce the low pressure atmosphere. A [[Photobioreactor\|quantum dot film]] may be placed on the top of the greenhouse to convert the incoming solar radiation to frequencies that are more useful for [[photosynthesis]]. The use of genetic modification, specifically in the PXY regulatory pathways has been shown to greatly increase biomass production speed<ref>https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)00162-1</ref>.

	== Products ==		== Products ==

Multivac at 23:26, 25 July 2020

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	Cellulose is a polysaccharide (a macromolecule composed of long chains of sugar molecules) made up of glucose molecules linked together with beta-1-4 bonds. As a structural part in many [[plants]] it is important for their mechanical properties. [[Wood]] and [[straw]], rich in cellulose, are widely used on [[Earth]] for construction work, also as a composite material. It might be useful in a Martian [[settlement]], as well. Lignin is another key element in plant structure, that serves, among other purposes, to give rigidity to woods.		Cellulose is a polysaccharide (a macromolecule composed of long chains of sugar molecules) made up of glucose molecules linked together with beta-1-4 bonds. As a structural part in many [[plants]] it is important for their mechanical properties. [[Wood]] and [[straw]], rich in cellulose, are widely used on [[Earth]] for construction work, also as a composite material. It might be useful in a Martian [[settlement]], as well. Lignin is another key element in plant structure, that serves, among other purposes, to give rigidity to woods.

			== Production ==
			Cellulose can be mass produced in grass [[farm]]s, growing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscanthus_giganteus ''Miscanthus giganteus''] in greenhouses which operate with a CO<sub>2</sub> enriched low pressure atmosphere growing on crushed regolith. This grass can then be mass produced via an automated lawn mowing system, producing large quantities of cellulose rich biomass. This atmosphere would be provided using raw martian atmosphere that has been [[Atmospheric_processing\|filtered]] to remove dust and then compressed to produce the low pressure atmosphere. A [[Photobioreactor\|quantum dot film]] may be placed on the top of the greenhouse to convert the incoming solar radiation to frequencies that are more useful for [[photosynthesis]].

	== Products ==		== Products ==
			=== Glucose ===
			Glucose can be liberated from cellulose through chemical processes or enzymatic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulase cellulases]. This then provides food for [[Biological_reactors\|bioreactors]] to then produce either eatable food, medicine or industrial chemicals.

			=== Air ===
			As a side product of the cellulose mass production process, grasses consume the CO<sub>2</sub> enriched atmosphere producing O<sub>2</sub>. This atmosphere can then be [[Atmospheric_processing\|processed]], recycling the CO<sub>2</sub> and using the remaining O<sub>2</sub> and N<sub>2</sub> as breathable air for a colony or using refined O<sub>2</sub> for rockets.

	=== Paper ===		=== Paper ===

Michel Lamontagne at 12:17, 29 April 2019

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	Cellulose is a polysaccharide (a macromolecule composed of long chains of sugar molecules) made up of glucose molecules linked together with beta-1-4 bonds. As a structural part in many [[plants]] it is important for their mechanical properties. [[Wood]] and [[straw]], rich in cellulose, are widely used on [[Earth]] for construction work, also as a composite material. It might be useful in a Martian [[settlement]], as well.		Cellulose is a polysaccharide (a macromolecule composed of long chains of sugar molecules) made up of glucose molecules linked together with beta-1-4 bonds. As a structural part in many [[plants]] it is important for their mechanical properties. [[Wood]] and [[straw]], rich in cellulose, are widely used on [[Earth]] for construction work, also as a composite material. It might be useful in a Martian [[settlement]], as well. Lignin is another key element in plant structure, that serves, among other purposes, to give rigidity to woods.

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			=== Paper ===
			The main industrial use of cellulose is for paper production. This could be done on Mars as well. Lignin is removed from the wood pulp on Earth and burned to power the paper making process. Other uses for lignin might be found on Mars as it contains significant amounts of energy.

			=== Textiles ===
			Cotton, linen, and synthetic fibers such as Rayon are mostly cellulose. Clothing produced on Mars will likely be made from some form of cellulose fiber.

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Jburk at 20:42, 18 December 2018

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	Cellulose is a polysaccharide (a macromolecule composed of long chains of sugar molecules) made up of glucose molecules linked together with beta-1-4 bonds. As a structural part in many [[plants]] it is important for their mechanical properties. [[Wood]] and [[straw]], rich in cellulose, are widely used on [[Earth]] for construction work, also as a composite material. It might be useful in a Martian [[settlement]], as well.		Cellulose is a polysaccharide (a macromolecule composed of long chains of sugar molecules) made up of glucose molecules linked together with beta-1-4 bonds. As a structural part in many [[plants]] it is important for their mechanical properties. [[Wood]] and [[straw]], rich in cellulose, are widely used on [[Earth]] for construction work, also as a composite material. It might be useful in a Martian [[settlement]], as well.

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