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Geoffrey N. Richards's Degrees
- PhD Chemistry Stanford University
- Masters Chemistry Stanford University
- Bachelors Chemistry University of California, Berkeley
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- Mechanism of formation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furaldehyde from D-fructose an sucrose. (1990) (670)
- Hemicellulases: their occurrence, purification, properties, and mode of action. (1976) (420)
- Mechanism of formation of 2-furaldehyde from d-xylose (1991) (387)
- Influence of metal ions and of salts on products from pyrolysis of wood: Applications to thermochemical processing of newsprint and biomass (1991) (189)
- Structural investigations on the mucus from six species of coral (1988) (169)
- Glycolaldehyde from pyrolysis of cellulose (1987) (166)
- Four-carbon model compounds for the reactions of sugars in water at high temperature (1990) (118)
- Gasification of biomass chars in carbon dioxide: dependence of gasification rate on the indigenous metal content (1990) (115)
- INFLUENCE OF METAL IONS ON VOLATILE PRODUCTS OF PYROLYSIS OF WOOD (1989) (114)
- Presence of soluble lignin-carbohydrate complexes in the bovine rumen. (1975) (111)
- First chemical events in pyrolysis of wood (1988) (98)
- Thermal synthesis and pyrolysis of a xylan (1991) (97)
- Influence of linkage position and orientation in pyrolysis of polysaccharides: A study of several glucans☆ (1992) (97)
- Determination of starch in plant material (1971) (91)
- Arabinogalactan from Western larch, Part III: alkaline degradation revisited, with novel conclusions on molecular structure (1997) (89)
- Purification, properties, and mode of action of hemicellulase I produced by Ceratocystis paradoxa. (1975) (76)
- Effect of sucrose thermal oligosaccharide caramel, dietary vitamin-mineral level, and brooding temperature on growth and intestinal bacterial populations of broiler chickens. (1997) (74)
- ANALYSIS OF CONDENSATES FROM WOOD SMOKE : COMPONENTS DERIVED FROM POLYSACCHARIDES AND LIGNINS (1991) (69)
- Measurement and modeling of air toxins from smoldering combustion of biomass. (1995) (67)
- Selective enrichment of bifidobacteria in the intestinal tract of broilers by thermally produced kestoses and effect on broiler performance. (1997) (60)
- A review of some recent studies on mechanisms of pyrolysis of polysaccharides (2010) (59)
- Potassium catalysis in air gasification of cellulosic chars (1990) (58)
- Aggregation with change of conformation in solutions of hemicellulose xylans (1973) (55)
- The fate of the soluble lignin-carbohydrate complex produced in the bovine rumen. (1978) (54)
- A critical re-examination of problems inherent in compositional analysis of hemicelluloses by gas-liquid chromatography (1970) (54)
- Structural determination of the oligosaccharide side chains from a glycoprotein isolated from the mucus of the coral Acropora formosa. (1987) (52)
- Evidence for molecular aggregation in hemicelluloses (1971) (49)
- Chemical structures in a lignin-carbohydrate complex isolated from the bovine rumen (1982) (48)
- Problems of Lactonisation in the analysis of uronic acids (1968) (48)
- Influence of sodium chloride on volatile products formed by pyrolysis of cellulose: Identification of hydroxybenzenes and 1-hydroxy-2-propanone as major products (1983) (47)
- Pyrolysis of inulin, glucose, and fructose. (1993) (47)
- Di-D-fructose dianhydrides and related oligomers from thermal treatments of inulin and sucrose. (1996) (47)
- Relative rates of carbon gasification in oxygen, steam and carbon dioxide (1989) (46)
- Determination of pectic substances in plant material. (1972) (45)
- Determination of organic acids in sugar cane process juice by high-performance liquid chromatography: improved resolution using dual Aminex HPX-87H cation-exchange columns equilibrated to different temperatures. (1987) (45)
- An examination of some methods for fractionation of plant hemicelluloses. (1971) (44)
- Formation of “Glucometasaccharinolactones” in the pyrolysis of curdlan, A (1→3)-β-d-glucan (1982) (43)
- Mechanisms of pyrolysis of polysaccharides: Cellobiitol as a model for cellulose (1990) (42)
- Growth performance and intestinal microbial populations of growing pigs fed diets containing sucrose thermal oligosaccharide caramel. (1997) (42)
- Initiation of graft polymerization on cellulose by hydroxyl radicals and by ceric salts (1961) (42)
- Digestion of polysaccharide constituents of tropical pasture herbage in the bovine rumen. I. Townsville Stylo (Stylosanthes humilis). (1972) (41)
- Quantification of major components emitted from smoldering combustion of wood (1994) (41)
- 384. Mechanism of saccharinic acid formation. Part I. Competing reactions in the alkaline degradation of 4-O-methyl-D-glucose, maltose, amylose, and cellulose (1960) (37)
- Uronic Acid Fragments from Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) and their Behavior in Alkaline Solution1,2 (1958) (33)
- Pyrolysis of some 13C-labeled glucans: a mechanistic study (1993) (33)
- Isolation and A/B classification of hemicelluloses (1971) (33)
- Digestion of polysaccharide constituents of tropical pasture herbage in the bovine rumen. IV. The hydrolysis of hemicelluloses from spear grass by cell-free enzyme systems from rumen fluid. (1973) (32)
- Influence of pyrolysis conditions and ion-exchanged catalysts on the gasification of cottonwood chars by carbon dioxide (1988) (32)
- 906. The alkaline degradation of polysaccharides. Part II. The alkali-stable residue from the action of sodium hydroxide on cellulose (1957) (31)
- ARABINOGALACTAN FROM WESTERN LARCH, PART II; A REVERSIBLE ORDER-DISORDER TRANSITION (1997) (30)
- Residues related to agricultural chemicals in the groundwaters of the Burdekin River Delta, North Queensland (1984) (29)
- 905. The alkaline degradation of polysaccharides. Part I. Soluble products of the action of sodium hydroxide on cellulose (1957) (29)
- Gasification of agricultural residues (biomass): influence of inorganic constituents (1990) (28)
- Polysaccharides of tropical pasture herbage. VII. Identification of a new pinitol galactoside from seeds of Trifolium subterraneum (subterranean clover) and analysis of several pasture legume seeds for cyclohexitols and their galactosides. (1977) (28)
- Alkaline Degradation of Periodate-oxidized Starch1 (1959) (27)
- Factors influencing chemisorption and ignition of wood chars (1989) (26)
- Chemisorption of oxygen and of nitric oxide on cellulosic chars (1991) (25)
- Formation of trisaccharides (kestoses) by pyrolysis of sucrose. (1991) (25)
- Gasification of cellulosic chars in oxygen and in nitrogen oxides (1991) (25)
- Polysaccharides from thermal polymerization of glucosides (1990) (25)
- Volatile products of oxidative pyrolysis of wood: Influence of metal ions (1990) (25)
- Platinum Catalysed Oxidation of Sucrose (1991) (25)
- A novel fructoglucan from the thermal polymerization of sucrose (1993) (24)
- 385. Mechanism of saccharinic acid formation. Part II. The αβ-dicarbonyl intermediate in formation of D-glucoisosaccharinic acid (1960) (24)
- The effects of ion-exchanged cobalt catalysts on the gasification of wood chars in carbon dioxide (1988) (22)
- Influence of temperature and pH on the platinum catalysed oxidation of sucrose (1994) (22)
- Mechanisms of alkaline degradation of sucrose. Relative rates of alkaline degradation of some sucrose derivatives (1980) (21)
- Arabinogalactan from Western Larch, Part I; Effect of Uronic Acid Groups on Size Exclusion Chromatography (1997) (21)
- Studies on dextranases : Part I. Isolation of extracellular, bacterial dextranases (1972) (21)
- Determination of the number-average molecular weight of polysaccharides by end-group reduction with borohydride-t. (1973) (21)
- Chemical composition of degrading mangrove leaf litter and changes produced after consumption by mangrove crabNeosarmatium smithi (Crustacea: Decapoda: Sesarmidae) (1989) (20)
- 386. Mechanism of saccharinic acid formation. Part III. The α-keto-aldehyde intermediate in formation of D-glucometasaccharinic acid (1960) (20)
- Di-D-fructose dianhydrides from the pyrolysis of inulin. (1994) (20)
- A preliminary study of the use of larch arabinogalactan in aqueous two-phase systems (1998) (20)
- Investigation of the digestion of cell-wall polysaccharides of spear grass and of cotton cellulose by viscometry and by x-ray diffraction (1975) (20)
- Determination of d-gluconic, 5-keto-d-gluconic, 2-keto-d- gluconic and 2,5-diketo-d-gluconic acids by high-performance liquid chromatography (1984) (20)
- Structures of the oligosaccharides from the enzymic hydrolysis of hemicellulose by a hemicellulase of Ceratocystis paradoxa. (1975) (20)
- Diazonium derivatives of cellulose as initiators of graft polymerization (1961) (19)
- Flavologlycan: A novel glycoconjugate from leaves of mangrove (Rhizophora stylosa Griff) (1986) (19)
- Copper catalysis in the air gasification of cellulosic chars (1990) (19)
- Studies on dextranases : Part IV. Mode of action of dextranase D1, on oligosaccharides (1974) (18)
- Thermolysis of sucrose in dimethyl sulphoxide solution (1980) (17)
- Effect of delignification on the in vitro rumen digestion of polysaccharides of bagasse (1973) (17)
- Thermolysis of sucrose in the presence of alcohols. A novel method for the synthesis of d-fructofuranosides (1981) (17)
- Graft polymerization on cellulose derivatives by the transfer reaction (1961) (15)
- The degradation of carbohydrates by alkali. Part IV. 1-O-methylfructose, glucose, and fructose (1954) (15)
- Formation and equilibration of d-fructosides and 2-thio-d-fructosides in acidified dimethyl sulfoxide: synthetic and mechanistic aspects (1983) (15)
- Digestion of polysaccharide constituents of tropical pasture herbage in the bovine rumen Part II. Spear grass (Heteropogon contortus) (1973) (15)
- The degradation of carbohydrates by alkali. Part XI. 4-O-Methyl derivatives of glucose and fructose (1954) (14)
- 909. Alkaline degradation of polysaccharides. Part V. Periodate oxycellulose (1958) (14)
- Cycloheptaamylose as a model for starch in the pyrolysis of polysaccharides (1991) (13)
- Studies on dextranases : Part III. Insolubilization of a bacterial dextranase (1973) (13)
- A reversible reaction between reducing sugars and a weak-base anion-exchange resin (1968) (13)
- Frequency and distribution of branching in a dextran: an enzymic method (1977) (12)
- 588. The degradation of carbohydrates by alkali. Part XV. Factors in the formation of metasaccharinic acids from 3-O-derivatives of glucose (1957) (12)
- Ion‐exchange membranes by sulfonation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) films (1964) (12)
- Di‐D‐fructose Dianhydrides and Related Oligomers from Thermal Treatments of Inulin and Sucrose. (1996) (11)
- Interactions of Starch and Other Polysaccharides with Condensed Tannins in Hot Water Extracts of Ponderosa Pine Bark (1988) (11)
- X-Ray crystal structure and properties of a new trianhydrosucrose; 3,6-anhydro-α-D-glucosyl-1,4:3,6-dianhydro-β-D-fructoside (1970) (10)
- Thermolysis of sucrose for food products: a sucrose caramel designed to maximize fructose oligosaccharides for beneficial moderation of intestinal bacteria (1994) (10)
- Mass spectra of some di-D-fructose dianhydride derivatives. (1992) (10)
- Effect of traces of acids on reaction of sucrose in dimethyl sulfoxide (1982) (10)
- Interference by flavonoids in the phenol-sulfuric acid analysis of carbohydrates (1987) (9)
- Oxygen and CO2 Gasification of Chars from Wood Treated with Iron(II) and Iron(III) Sulfates (1994) (9)
- 568. The degradation of carbohydrates by alkali. Part XIII. 2 : 3-Di-O-methylglucose and its conversion into 5-hydroxymethylfurfuraldehyde (1956) (9)
- Isolation and alkaline degradation of some mono-O-methylsucroses (1983) (9)
- Alkaline Degradation of Periodate-oxidized Xylan and Dextran1 (1959) (9)
- TRANSITION METALS AS CATALYSTS FOR PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS (2006) (9)
- 1,5-Anhydro-beta-L-arabinofuranose from pyrolysis of plant cell wall materials (biomass). (1988) (9)
- Digestion of polysaccharide constituents of tropical pasture herbage in the bovine rumen : Part III. Examination of the celluloses and hemicelluloses of spear grass (heteropogon contortus) which resist digestion (1973) (9)
- Purification of intracellular dextranases and D-glucosidases from pseudomonas UQM 733. (1978) (8)
- Comparative Properties and Action Patterns of the Hemicellulases from the Phytopathogens Ceratocystis paradoxa and Cephalosporium sacchari (1975) (8)
- Pyrolytic conversion of biomass to anhydrosugars (1990) (7)
- 237. The alkaline degradation of polysaccharides. Part III. Action of sodium hydroxide on amylose (1958) (7)
- Effects of heterogeneous acetylation and methylation on mechanical properties of isotropic cellulose film (1961) (7)
- Continuous quantitative thin-layer chromatography of oligosaccharides (1976) (7)
- Influences of “Neutral” Salts on Thermochemical Conversion of Cellulose and of Sucrose (1988) (7)
- Mode of action of dextranase d2 from Pseudomonas UQM 733 on oligosaccharides (1978) (7)
- Production and purification of two hemicellulases from Cephalosporium sacchari. (1976) (7)
- Vacuum Pyrolysis of Bark From Pinus Ponderosa (1988) (6)
- Studies on dextranases : Part II. An intracellular bacterial dextranase (1972) (6)
- Factors Affecting Solution Properties of Hemicelluloses (1970) (6)
- Modes of action of intracellular dextranase and three oligoglucanases from Pseudomonas UQM733. (1979) (6)
- Chemistry of Pyrolysis of Polysaccharides and Lignocellulosics (1993) (6)
- POLYSACCHARIDES OF TROPICAL PASTURE HERBAGE. VII. IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW PINITOL GALACTOSIDE FROM SEEDS OF TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM(SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER) AND ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL PASTURE LEGUME SEEDS FOR CYCLOHEXITOLS AND THEIR GALACTOSIDES (1977) (6)
- Acid-ageing of lignocellulosics to improve ruminant digestibility - Application to bagasse, wheat and rice straw and oat hulls (1984) (6)
- Production of hemicellulases by three fungi pathogenic to sugar cane. (1974) (6)
- Studies of the alkaline degradation of mono-o-methylsucroses (1981) (6)
- The degradation of carbohydrate by alkali. Part X. Acetal derivatives (1955) (6)
- The effect of preheating of wood on ignition temperature of wood char (1990) (6)
- 647. Methyl glucosides as transfer agents in polymerisation of acrylonitrile and styrene (1961) (5)
- 4. The action of lime-water on 3-O-methyl-D-xylose (1957) (5)
- 461. The degradation of carbohydrates by alkali. Part I. α-Alkoxy-ketones (1953) (5)
- 630. Four-carbon saccharinic acids from the alkaline degradation of 3-O-methyl-L-glycerotetrulose and 4-O-methyl-D-threose (1957) (5)
- 496. The action of Grignard reagents on anhydro-sugars of ethylene oxide type. Part II. The behaviour of 4: 6-benzylidene 2: 3-anhydro-α-methyl-D-alloside towards ethyl- and phenyl-magnesium halides (1953) (5)
- The degradation of carbohydrates by alkali. Part VII. 5-O-benzyl- and 3 : 5-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-D-ribose (1954) (5)
- Fructose-grafted amylose and amylopectin. (1995) (5)
- Isolation of two pure polysaccharides from the hemicellulose of Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) (1973) (5)
- Studies on dextranases. I. Isolation of extracellular, bacterial dextranases. (1972) (5)
- 238. The alkaline degradation of polysaccharides. Part IV. Monosaccharide analogues of periodate oxycellulose (1958) (5)
- Anhydro sugars and oligosaccharides from the thermolysis of sucrose. (1994) (5)
- A re-investigation of the kinetics of alkaline degradation of phenyl β-d-glucopyranoside and some other glycosides (1981) (5)
- 567. The degradation of carbohydrates by alkali. Part XII. 6-O-methyl- and 3 : 6- and 4 : 6-di-O-methyl-D-glucose (1956) (5)
- Attempted Removal of Metal Ions and Subsequent Vacuum Pyrolysis of Barks from Five Species of Softwoods (1989) (4)
- Effects of Impurities on Degradation of Sucrose under Processing Conditions (1988) (4)
- Thermal polymerization of some glucofuranose derivatives. (1991) (4)
- Partial n.m.r. assignment of methyl groups in O-methylsucroses (1980) (4)
- Polysaccharides of tropical pasture herbage. VI. Identification of myo-inositol, galactinol, and raffinose in spear grass (Heteropogon contortus) (1972) (4)
- The action of Grignard reagents on anhydro-sugars of ethylene oxide type. Part III. The behaviour of methyl 2 : 3-anhydro-4 : 6-O-benzylidene-α-D-mannoside towards methyl-, ethyl-, and phenyl-magnesium iodide (1954) (4)
- Graft polymerization on cellulosic materials. Part I. Cation-exchange membranes from paper and acrylic acid (2007) (4)
- Stereoselective thermal transfer of fructose from sucrose to cyclodextrins. (1995) (4)
- Effect of sulphate ion on the in vitro rumen digestion of polysaccharide constituents of bagasse. (1972) (4)
- Fibers from Amylose Triacetate (1958) (4)
- Effects of substituents on the acid-catalyzed thermolysis of sucrose in dimethyl sulfoxide (1982) (4)
- Pyrolysis Gasification of Chars from Wood Containing Iron and Copper Sulfates (1995) (3)
- The Influence of Natural and Added Catalysts in the Gasification of Wood Chars (1988) (3)
- On the Possible Role of Inorganics in the Ignition of Lignocellulosic Materials (1997) (3)
- Studies on dextranases. IV. Mode of action of dextranase D1 on oligosaccharides. (1974) (3)
- The action of Grignard reagents on anhydro-sugars of ethylene oxide type. Part IV. The behaviour of methyl 2 : 3-anhydro-4 : 6-O-benzylidene-α-D-mannoside towards diphenylmagnesium (1955) (3)
- Infrared investigation of the oxygen chemisorption of wood char (1991) (3)
- 101. The reaction of magnesium halides with αβ-anhydro-sugars (1956) (2)
- An ion-exchange method for the separation of partially methylated sugars, and its application in an improved preparation of 2-O-methyl-D-glucose (1955) (2)
- Effect of Craft Polymerization on Crease Resistance of Cellulosic Fabrics (1964) (2)
- Factors influencing oxygen chemisorption and ignition of chars from newsprint (1989) (2)
- Growth performance and intestinal microbial populations of white pekin ducks fed diets containing sucrose thermal oligosaccharide caramel and different levels of vitamins and trace minerals (1996) (2)
- 483. The action of Grignard reagents on anhydro-sugars of ethylene oxide type. Part I. The behaviour of derivatives of α-methyl-2 : 3-anhydroalloside towards methylmagnesium iodide (1950) (1)
- Polysaccharase metabolism in dormant and germinating Stylosanthes humilis seeds (1977) (1)
- Early products of pyrolysis of wood (1987) (1)
- Studies on dextranes. II. An intracellular bacterial dextranase. (1972) (1)
- Thermal transfer of fructosyl residues to amylopectin and soluble starch during the melt thermolysis of sucrose (1995) (1)
- Inverse dependence of polymerization rate on initiator concentration (1969) (1)
- Studies on dextranases. 3. Insolubilization of a bacterial dextranase. (1973) (0)
- The Effect of Ferrous Ion in the Peroxide Initiation of Vinyl Polymerisation on Cellulose (2008) (0)
- Wood and cellulosics: industrial utilisation, biotechnology, structure and properties : edited by J. F. Kennedy, G. O. Phillips, and P. A. Williams, Ellis Horwood Limited, Chichester, 1987, xiv + 664 pages, £ 69. 50. (1988) (0)
- Influence of metal ions and pyrolysis conditions on carbon dioxide gasification of wood chars (1986) (0)
- Analysis of a Hydroxystilbene Glucoside in Several Softwood Barks (1989) (0)
- MECHANISMS AND APPLICATIONS OF THERMAL AND OF ALKALINE DEGRADATION OF SUCROSE (2007) (0)
- Crystallization of ω-Dicarboxylic Acids in Polymer Films (1963) (0)
- Influences of Oxygen Chemisorption and of Metal Ions in Ignition and Combustion of Wood (1990) (0)
- History of the International Carbohydrate Symposia (1983) (0)
- SYNTH. VON METHYL-3,4-DI-O-METHYL-ALPHA-D-FRUCTOFURANOSID (1972) (0)
- THE DETERMINATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF " DEXTRANS " ISOLATED FROM CANE SUGAR (2006) (0)
- Measurement and modelling of oxygenated organic compounds from smoldering combustion of biomass (1995) (0)
- Factors influencing the properties of pectic acid films (1964) (0)
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