The alkali/urea compound solvents have excellent solubility for cellulose at low temperature

and provide a new method for the preparation of regenerated cellulose fibers. The novel preparation process of these fibers has the advantages of less production process

low production cost and cause no pollution to the environment

which has a broad development prospect. But the dissolution mechanism of cellulose in alkali/urea compound solvents at low temperature is complex

and has harsh solubility conditions

while cellulose has low solubility and stability

and the fiber strength remains to be improved. In this paper

the latest research progress of cellulose in alkali/urea compound solvents at low temperature is reviewed

and the dissolution mechanism is briefly introduced. Based on this

the future research trends and industrialization prospects of alkali/urea compound solvents are suggested.