Advance in solvents of cellulose was summarized in this article.N-Methylmorpholine-N-oxide（NMMO） could break the intermolecular hydrogen-bonds of cellulose at the temperature higher than 85℃

leading to the dissolution.Lithium chloride/N

N-dimethylacetamide（LiCl/DMAc） were able to dissolve cellulose at 100℃ or higher.Ionic liquids such as 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride could dissolve cellulose

as a result of the strong hydrogen-bond acceptor（Cl-）

which could associate with hydroxyl of cellulose.In carbamate system

cellulose derivate reacted with urea could be dissolved in NaOH aqueous solution.NaOH/H

2

O can only dissolve cellulose with low crystalline and degree of polymerization.Interestingly

cellulose could be dissolved rapidly in NaOH/urea

NaOH/thiourea and LiOH/urea aqueous systems pre-cooled to-5～-12℃.New hydrogen-bonded network structure between solvent and cellulose macromolecules could form to destroy the inter-and intramolecular hydrogen-bonds of cellulose.The inclusion complex hosted by urea or thiourea reduced the self-association of cellulose chains

leading to the good dispersion of cellulose.Low temperature dissolution is a great breakthrough to the traditional dissolving method

and also a strong driver force of the green chemistry.50 References were cited.