Table of Contents:
  • The Emergence of Renewable and Sustainable Polymers / Smith, Patrick B., Michigan Molecular Institute, 1910 West St. Andrews Road, Midland, MI 48640; Payne, Gregory F., Center for Biosystems Resources and Fischell Department of Bioengineering, 5115 Plant Sciences Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
  • Copolyester Synthesis Using Glycerol from Biodiesel Production / Miri, Massoud J., Department of Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623; Nori, Keelyn E., Department of Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623; Andrew, Rebecca M., Department of Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623; Ge, Changfeng, Department of Packaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623
  • Bioplastics, Biocomposites, and Biocoatings from Natural Oils / Quirino, Rafael L.; Larock, Richard C.
  • Biofabrication: Enlisting the Unique Capabilities of Biological Polymers for Hierarchical Construction / Liba, Benjamin D., Center for Biosystems Research, Univeristy of Maryland, 5115 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742; Aranha, India V., Gwynn Park High School (Science Dept.), Prince George's County Public Schools, 13800 Brandywine Road, Brandywine, MD 20613; Kim, Eunkyoung, Center for Biosystems Research, Univeristy of Maryland, 5115 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742; Payne, Gregory F., Center for Biosystems Research, Univeristy of Maryland, 5115 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
  • Polyurethanes from Hybrid Vegetable Oil/Petrochemical Polyester Polyols / Ionescu, Mihail, Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, 1701 South Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762; Ji, Ye, Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, 1701 South Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762; Shirley, William M., Chemistry Department, Pittsburg State University, 1701 South Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762; Petrović, Zoran S., Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, 1701 South Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762
  • Revitalizing Chemurgy: Chemicals from Agricultural Resources / Smith, Patrick B.
  • Cellulosic-Derived Levulinic Ketal Esters: A New Building Block / Leibig, Cora; Mullen, Brian; Mullen, Tara; Rieth, Lee; Badarinarayana, Vivek
  • Biopolymers, Processing, and Biodegradation / Shi, Bo; Topolkaraev, Vasily; Wang, James
  • Flame Retardants Based on Tartaric Acid: A Renewable By-Product of the Wine Industry / Howell, B. A.; Carter, K. E.; Dangalle, H.
  • Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of L-Lactide Triggered by Supramolecular Organocatalytic Systems / Kadota, Joji, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, UMR CNRS 5629, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33607 Pessac Cedex, France; Koeller, Sylvain, Université de Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France; Pavlović, Dražen, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, UMR CNRS 5629, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33607 Pessac Cedex, France; Desvergne, Jean-Pierre, Université de Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France; Bibal, Brigitte, Université de Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France; Peruch, Frédéric, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, UMR CNRS 5629, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33607 Pessac Cedex, France; Deffieux, Alain, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, UMR CNR 5629, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33607 Pessac Cedex, France
  • Zinc Complexes with Mono- and Polydentate Behaving Guanidine Ligands and Their Application in Lactide Polymerization / Börner, Janna, Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Paderborn Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany; dos Santos Vieira, Ines, Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry II, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany; Flörke, Ulrich, Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Universität Paderborn Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany; Döring, Artjom, Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Universität Paderborn Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany; Kuckling, Dirk, Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Universität Paderborn Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany; Herres-Pawlis, Sonja, Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry II, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Str. 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany