
Primary Wood Processing
Principles and Practice
Chapman and Hall (Publisher)
Published on 18. November 1993
Book
Hardback
612 pages
978-0-412-54840-6 (ISBN)
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Description
Forestry and the timber trade are of great economic significance internationally and the importance of appropriate practice in primary wood processing is obvious. This book provides a comprehensive account of the forest products industry. The reasons for processing timber in a particular way are explained and the choice of techniques used is discussed. Salient features in sawmilling, panel products and pulp and paper are examined taking into careful consideration both the chemical and physical properties of wood and the enormous variability found in wood quality. The authors of the book have wide experience of teaching the subject areas covered and have produced a book which should be of great use to upper-level students studying forestry, wood science and forest products as well as personnel in the timber trade responsible for production and quality control. This book should be of interest to production and quality control personnel in the timber trade, upper level students on wood science and forest products courses; and postgraduate students in plant sciences, engineering design and structure, pulp and paper.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
145 line drawings, 45 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1031 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-54840-6 (9780412548406)
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09/2006
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Springer
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04/2013
Springer
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Persons
Author
both of University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Content
Basic wood chemistry and cell wall ultrastructure; the structure of wood - an overview; characteristics of timber - within tree variations; water and wood; dimensional instability of timber; transfer processes in wood; sawmilling; the drying of timber; timber preservation; grading timber; wood panels; plywoods; wood panels - particleboards and fibreboards; an introduction to pulp and paper manufacture; the energy sector - a hidden goliath; wood quality - forest management and utilization.