A carefully selected compilation of the most relevant articles from the online edition of Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Ullmann's Renewable Resources contains a wealth of information on biological raw materials for use in the chemical industry, with information on availability, processes and products.
The result is an up-to-date survey of industrial uses for various bio-based bulk chemicals, including fats and oils, sugars, wood products, chitin and gelatin.
Introduction to Renewable Resources
Biorefineries -
Industrial Processes and Products
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates as Organic Raw Materials
Cellulose
Cellulose Esters
Cellulose Ethers
Chitin and Chitosan
Cork
Drying Oils and Related Products
Fats and Fatty Oils
Gelatin
Lignin
Pulp
Polysaccharides
Resins, Natural
Starch
Tall Oil
Turpentines
Wood