Novel Polyamides from Disaccharide-Derived Dicarboxylic Acids

Fats, Proteins, Terpenoids, Alkaloids, Nucleic Acids Renewable Biomass: (~180 bill. tons/year) As carbohydrates represent 75% of the annually renewable biomass, they are aside from their traditional uses for food, lumber, paper, and heat the major bio-feedstocks from which to develop industrially and economically viable organic chemicals and materials that can replace those derived from petrochemical resources [2,3].