Primary wood processing : principles and practice
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht, Netherlands :
Springer ,
c2006
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The structure of wood: form and function
- 2. Basic wood chemistry and cell wall ultrastructure
- 3. Water in wood
- 4. Dimensional instability in timber
- 5. Wood quality : in context
- 6. Wood quality : multifaceted opportunities
- 7. Sawmilling
- 8. Drying of timber
- 9. Wood preservation
- 10. Grading timber and glued structural members
- 11. Wood-based composites : plywood and veneer-based products
- 12. Wood-based panels : particleboard, fibreboards and oriented strand board
- 13. Pulp and paper manufacture
- 14. The energy sector : a hidden goliath