"Held at the 218th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans, Louisiana, from August 22 to August 26, 1999."--Preface.

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ACS symposium series, 784

Chemicals and Materials from Renewable Resources / Bozell, Joseph J. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch001

Polyhydroxyalkanoates: The Answer to Sustainable Polymer Production / Gerngross, Tillman U. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch002

The Vision for Renewable Resources / McLaren, James S. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch003

Synthesis of δ-Aminolevulinic Acid / Moens, Luc / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch004

Levulinate Esters from Biomass Wastes / Olson, Edwin S.; Kjelden, Michelle R.; Schlag, Adam J.; Sharma, Ramesh K. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch005

Carbohydrate Diacids: Potential as Commercial Chemicals and Hydrophobic Polyamide Precursors / Kiely, D. E. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch006

Levoglucosenone: A Chiral Building Block with a New Perspective / Witczak, Zbigniew J. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch007

New Oligomers and Polymers Bearing Furan Moieties / Coutterez, Claire; Goussé, Cécile; Gheneim, Rana; Fang, Sandrine Waig; Gandini, Alessandro / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch008

Furfural and Levoglucosan Production from Deciduous Wood and Agricultural Wastes / Gravitis, Janis, Institute of Advanced Studies, The United Nations University, 53-67, Jingumae 5-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8304, Japan (email: ); Vedernikov, Nikolay, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, 27 Dzerbenes Street, Riga LV1006, Latvia (email: ved@edi.lv); Zandersons, Janis, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, 27 Dzerbenes Street, Riga LV1006, Latvia (email: ved@edi.lv); Kokorevics, Arnis, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, 27 Dzerbenes Street, Riga LV1006, Latvia (email: ved@edi.lv) / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch009

Pretreatment Processes to Increase Pyrolytic Yield of Levoglucosan from Herbaceous Feedstocks / Brown, Robert C., Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011; Radlein, Desmond, Resource Transforms International, Ltd., 110 Baffin Place, Unit 5, Waterloo, Ontario N2V 1Z7, Canada; Piskorz, Jan, Resource Transforms International, Ltd., 110 Baffin Place, Unit 5, Waterloo, Ontario N2V 1Z7, Canada / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch010

3-Dehydroshikimic Acid: A Building Block for Chemical Synthesis from Renewable Feedstocks / Draths, K. M., Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; Kambourakis, Spiros, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; Li, Kai, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; Frost, J. W., Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch011

Synthesis and Properties of Polymers Derived from Substituted Lactic Acids / Yin, Mao; Simmons, Tara L.; Baker, Gregory L. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch012

An Integrated Process for the Production of Chemicals from Biologically Derived Succinic Acid / Nghiem, Nhuan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; Davison, Brian H., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; Donnelly, Mark I., Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439; Tsai, Shih-Perng, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439; Frye, John G., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Batelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch013

Use of Model Compounds to Study the Reactivity and Cross-Linking of Natural Phenolics / Kelley, Stephen S.; Wang, Xiang-Ming; Myers, Michele D.; Davis, Mark F. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch014

Thermoplastic Polyesters from Steam Exploded Wood / Glasser, Wolfgang G.; Jain, Rajesh K. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2001-0784.ch015

Polymers > Environmental aspects.

Polymers > Research.

Amino acids > Synthesis.

Biomass conversion > Research.

Organic wastes > Research.

Oligomers > Research.

Furfural > Research.

Agricultural wastes > Industrial applications.

Succinic acid > Research.

Phenols > Reactivity.

Thermoplastics > Research.

Aminolevulinic Acid - chemical synthesis.

Green Chemistry Technology.

Polymers - chemistry.

Polymers - chemical synthesis.

Biomass.

Succinic Acid.

Phenols - chemistry.

American Chemical Society. Division of Cellulose and Renewable Material, sponsoring body.

American Chemical Society. Meeting (218th : 1999 : New Orleans, Louisiana)