POLYMERS Vol.64　No.12 December 2015

POLYMERS　Vol.64　No.12

COVER STORY
Polymers on the Green Planet: Trends in Biomass-Based Polymers

Biomass polymers, which can be sustainably produced using renewable starting materials derived from natural plants and living organisms, are now one of the most attracting materials in polymer science and have increasingly been put to practical use in various fields. Such trend is caused not only by environmentally benign issues, such as global warming and depletion of petroleum resources, but also by their potential performance owing to natural compounds and possible low cost production as well as corporate image strategy. In this special issue, we will introduce the latest trends on state-of-the-art research and practical applications of new biomass polymers.

Editors: K. SATOH, IKAWA, KAWAHARA, SAKAI, and SERIZAWA

Digest for English Readers

752

Hot Topics in Polymer Science in SPSJ

755

Commentary

Encounter with Polymer and Biotechnology

Arimitsu USUKI

756

COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews

Biopolyesters	Hideki ABE	757
The Development Situation of the Biobased Plastics and its Future Forecast	Isao INOMATA	760
Bio-Composites for the Automotive Industry	Takuya NISHIMURA	764

PolyMANGA

767

COVER STORY: Topics and Products

Biobased Content for Plastics Products and its ISO Standardization	Masao KUNIOKA	768
Structural Standardization of Lignin for Advanced Utilization	Masamitsu FUNAOKA	770
Physical Properties of Structural Proteins as a Structural Material	Keiji NUMATA	772

Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account

Almost Around 40’s, Still Looking for Myself

Kazuki FUKUSHIMA

774

Messages: “Work and Life”

Excellent Chance for Me

Chizuru HONGO

775

Front-Line Polymer Science

New Trend of Bio-Based Elastomers

Hiroshi UYAMA, Yoshihisa NAKAZAWA

776

From My Bookshelf

Martin VACHA / Atsushi KOBAYASHI

781

Messages from SPSJ

782

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