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A cellulose sponge is made of, well, cellulose.

Cellulose is the main component of plant cell walls, so many plant derived products are cellulose based. Wood is about 50% cellulose, paper and cardboard are almost entirely cellulose, and most plant fibers are mostly cellulose- cotton is about 90% cellulose.

the wikipedia article is decent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose

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