The development of the kinds and characters of radiation sources in radition degradation of cotton cellulose, recent advances, degradation mechanism and widely prospect of this method are reviewed.

• 综述了辐射降解棉纤维素的辐射源的类型及特点,纤维素的辐射降解的研究现状及降解机理,以及该方法的广阔应用前景。