Polymers from renewable resources: A perspective for a special issue of polymer reviews

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Williams, Charlotte K ^a   Hillmyer, Marc A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioderived polymers; Polycarbonates; Polyesters; Renewable resources; Vegetable oils

Indexed keywords

BIODERIVED POLYMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; PROPERTY ENHANCEMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE POLYMERS;

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLYCARBONATES; VEGETABLE OILS;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 38949133795     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583720701834133     Document Type: Article

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