| POLYMERS Vol.61 No.4 |
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COVER STORY Green Polymers: Polymers from Renewable Resources |
| In recent years, upon considering global warming and petroleum depletion issues,
it has become important to establish a sustainable society based on renewable
resources. In the polymer field, a variety of polymeric materials have
been prepared from various renewable monomers, which include natural
products extracted from plants, compounds obtained via chemical conversion
or fermentation of natural resources, and carbon dioxide. However, competing
food issues and life cycle assessment should be considered for a practical
application of renewable polymers. This special issue covers the developments
and applications of various polymers and polymeric materials based on
renewable resources. （Editors : KAMIGAITO, N. TANAKA, NOZAKI, and YAMAOKA） |
| Digest for English Readers | 176
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| Hot Topics in Polymer Science in Japan | 179
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| Commentary |
| Establishment of a New Paradigm for Polymeric Materials of this Century | Yoshiharu KIMURA | 181
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| COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews |
| Polymers with Carbon Dioxide as a Monomer | Koji NAKANO, Kyoko NOZAKI | 182 |
| Bio-based Polymeric Materials Based on Plant Oils | Hiroshi UYAMA | 185 |
| New Developments of Biodegradable Biopolyesters | Tadahisa IWATA | 188 |
| PolyMANGA | 192
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| COVER STORY: Topics and Products |
| Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account |
| My Love with Polymer | Makoto OUCHI | 205 |
| Messages: “Work and Life” |
| It's All Me. ～Love Your Individuality～ | Yasuyo TANAKA | 206
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| Front-Line Polymer Science |
| Mendable Polymers with a Viewpoint of Reaction Kinetics | Naoko YOSHIE | 207
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| MACRO Economy | 211
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| SPSJ 60th Anniversary | 212
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| Messages from SPSJ | 216 |
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