Primary Wood Processing Principles and Practice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walker, John C.F. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:2nd ed. 2006.
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4393-7
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.