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Emerging technologies for materials and chemicals from biomass : developed from a symposium sponsored by the Cellulose, Paper, and Textile Division at the 200th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., August 26-31, 1990 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Chemical Society. Cellulose, Paper, and Textile Division, American Chemical Society. Meeting
Other Authors: Rowell, Roger M., Schultz, Tor P., 1953-, Narayan, Ramani, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, 1992.
Series:ACS symposium series ; 476.
Subjects:
Biomass chemicals > Congresses.
Biomass energy > Congresses.
Biomass energy.
Produits chimiques de la biomasse > Congrès.
Bioénergie.
Bioénergie > Congrès.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > Alternative & Renewable.
Biomass chemicals
Biomass energy
Biomasse > Composition.
Lignine > Applications industrielles.
Cellulose > Applications industrielles.
Énergie de la biomasse.
Biomass chemicals > Congresses
Biomass energy > Congresses
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Biomass (renewable) resources for production of materials, chemicals, and fuels : a paradigm shift / Ramani Narayan
  • Opportunities for lignocellulosic materials and composites / Roger M. Rowell
  • Opportunities for the cost-effective production of biobased materials / Helena L. Chum and Arthur J. Power
  • Lignocellulosic-plastic composites from recycled materials / John Youngquist, George E. Myers, and Teresa M. Harten
  • Compatibilization of lignocellulosics with plastics / Ramani Narayan
  • Mechanical properties of surface-modified cellulose fiber-thermoplastic composites / R.G. Raj and B.V. Kokta
  • Dimensionally and ultraviolet-stable composites from lignocellulosics / David V. Plackett
  • Thermal plasticization of lignocellulosics for composites / Hideaki Matsuda
  • Activation and characterization of fiber surfaces for composites / Raymond A. Young
  • Liquefaction of lignocellulosics in organic solvents and its application / Nobuo Shiraishi
  • Low-cost uses of lignin / Robert A. Northey
  • New developments in cellulosic derivatives and copolymers / David N.-S. Hon
  • Emerging polymeric materials based on starch / William M. Doane, Charles L. Swanson, and George F. Fanta
  • Monomers and polymers based on mono-, di-, and oligosaccharides / Stoil K. Dirlikov
  • Cellulose ethers : self-cross-linking mixed ether silyl derivatives / Arjun C. Sau and Thomas G. Majewicz
  • Polymeric materials from agricultural commodities / S.F. Thames and P.W. Poole
  • Emerging polymeric materials based on soy protein / Thomas L. Krinski
  • Enzymatic treatments of pulps / Thomas W. Jeffries
  • Chemicals and fuels from biomass : review and preview / Irving S. Goldstein
  • The promise and pitfalls of biomass and waste conversion / Helena L. Chum and Arthur J. Power
  • Potential for fuels from biomass and wastes / K. Grohmann, C.E. Wyman, and M.E. Himmel
  • Chemicals from pulping : product generation from pulping residuals / David E. Knox and Philip L. Robinson
  • Feedstock availability of biomass and wastes / J.W. Barrier and M.M. Bulls
  • Pyrolysis of agricultural and forest wastes / D.S. Scott, J. Piskorz, and D. St. A.G. Radlein
  • Plants as sources of drugs and agrochemicals / James D. McChesney and Alice M. Clark.