Carbohydrates Orgies in Biomass and Stereochemistry

Adjust polymer technology to cellulose. The most important property of cellulose is quantity. About 10 tons (an orgy of mass) are produced on earth every year by photosynthesis. This compares to about 3 X 10 tons of mineral oil products, more than 85% of which is burned. The remaining 15% is mostly converted to polymers. There is no reason, except for price, that cellulose and fat chemistry cannot be applied to produce both fluid energy sources and polymers. 

Use the chiral pool in synthesis and synkinesis. The common monosaccharides provide three or four asymmetrical carbon atoms per unit (an orgy in precious chiral center at very low cost). Carbohydrates together with amino acids therefore constitute the principal components of the chiral pool, the most rewarding and renewable source of fine chemicals and stereoselective membrane surfaces. 

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