1. Mercerised
cotton : Cellulose treated with cone. sodium hydroxide solution acquire silky lustre. It is called mercerissd cotton.
2. Gun
cotton: It is completely nitrated cellulose , highly explosive in
nature and is used in the manufacture of smokeless gun powder, called blasting
gelatin.
3.
Cellulose acetate: It is used for making
acetate rayon and motion picture films.
4.
Cellulosexanthate : It is obtained by
treating cellulose with sodium hydroxide and
carbon disulphide and is the basic material for VISCOSE rayon.