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Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions of Carbohydrates: a Nonoxidative Approach to Oxygenated Organics

There is a critical need for new environmentally friendly processes in the United States chemical industry as legislative and economic pressures push the industry to zero-waste and cradle-to-grave responsibility for the products they produce. Carbohydrates represent a plentiful, renewable resource, which for some processes might economically replace fossil feedstocks. While the conversion of biomass to fuels, is still not generally economical, the selective synthesis of a commodity or fine chem… more

Date: January 8, 1997

Creator: Andrews, Mark

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Thurman L. Capps, July 8, 1997

Interview with Thurman Capps, U.S. Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.

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Date: July 8, 1997

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Capps, Thurman L.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James Roberson, March 8, 1997

Interview with James Roberson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS Sailfish in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1942; his responsibilities as a motor machinist's mate; qualification examinations; various patrols off the Aleutian Islands and in the South China Sea; lifeguard duty off the Mariana Islands for downed airmen.

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Date: March 8, 1997

Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Roberson, James