How to Use cellulose acetate in a Sentence

cellulose acetate

noun

• The frames are made from hand-polished cellulose acetate, which is lightweight yet durable.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2022
• Which is why cellulose acetate is used today for eyeglass frames.
  — Steve Mirsky, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2020
• Digitizing the reels of cellulose hasn't been an easy task because most of the cellulose acetate film was not well-preserved.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 22 Mar. 2017
• Cigarette 1950 Viceroy became the first brand to feature a filter made from cellulose acetate (plastic fibers).
  — National Geographic, 9 Aug. 2019
• But now they’re almost exclusively made of cellulose acetate, a type of plastic.
  — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 13 June 2023
• Electronics to transmit data to the researchers — and to control the drone — could be printed on a sheet of cellulose acetate in silver nanoparticle ink that dissolves in water.
  — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2015
• Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate, which is a finely spun plastic.
  — Amy Dickinson, Star Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
• Cigarette filters are made of a plastic called cellulose acetate.
  — National Geographic, 9 Aug. 2019
• Their take: cellulose acetate, acrylics, de-ionized water, silicone and something like polyurethane.
  — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2017
• Skin Coated with a smooth layer of cellulose acetate, adding resilience and aerodynamics.
  — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2015
• Cigarette butts are made of cellulose acetate, a plastic, which does not easily decompose.
  — Alaa Elassar, ajc, 26 May 2018
• Cigarette butts, made of cellulose acetate, have long been considered by the environmental group’s scientists as an anomaly—a separate issue that doesn’t speak to the larger consumer trends related to plastic trash.
  — Laura Parker, National Geographic, 8 Sep. 2020
• As for material, pocket options are most commonly cellulose acetate or wood.
  — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2022
• Clear plastic screwdriver handles are usually made from cellulose acetate butyrate, a material developed in the 1930s.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2017
• Cigarette filters are typically created using plastic fibres (cellulose acetate), and take years to biodegrade in nature, the BBC reported.
  — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 3 July 2019
• The big contributors were packaging materials like polyethylene and polypropylene, paints, nylon, polyester, and cellulose acetate, primarily used in the manufacture of cigarette filters.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 24 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2024