A novel, environmentally friendly and resource-saving method for the
production of fractionally homogeneous compositions of microcrystalline
cellulose (MCC) is provided. The method comprises of the following steps:
(a) hydrolyzing cellulose-containing raw material with at least one
acidic catalyst in the presence of at least one process additive at a low
catalytic system/cellulose ratio; (b) neutralizing said acid with one or
more precipitator in a manner that fine particles of insoluble
ingredients precipitates into a slurry containing MCC; (c) admixing at
least one modifier; following by (d), homogenizing of the composition so
that a MCC product characterized by a uniformly dispersed micro-particle
cellulose material and various functional ingredients is obtained.