Primary Wood Processing Principles and Practice /

• Main Author: Walker, John C. F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Forest products.; Civil engineering.; Materials science.; Life Sciences.; Civil Engineering.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Forestry Management.; Wood Science & Technology.

This book is primarily a general text covering the whole sweep of the forest industries. The over-riding emphasis is on a clear, simple interpretation of the underlying science, demonstrating how such principles apply to processing operations. The book starts by considering the broad question "...

Table of Contents:

• The structure of wood: form and function
• Basic wood chemistry and cell wall ultrastructure
• Water in wood
• Dimensional instability in timber
• Wood quality: in context
• Wood quality: multifaceted opportunities
• Sawmilling
• Drying of timber
• Wood preservation
• Grading timber and glued structural members
• Wood-based composites: plywood and veneer-based products
• Wood-based panels: particleboard, fibreboards and oriented strand board
• Pulp and paper manufacture
• The energy sector: a hidden goliath.