Primary Wood Processing

Principles and practice

  • J. C. F. Walker
  • B. G. Butterfield
  • J. M. Harris
  • T. A. G. Langrish
  • J. M. Uprichard
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The structure of wood: an overview
    B. G. Butterfield
    Pages 1-22
  3. Basic wood chemistry and cell wall ultrastructure
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 23-67
  4. Water and wood
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 68-94
  5. Dimensional instability of timber
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 95-120
  6. Transport processes in wood
    T. A. G. Langrish, J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 121-152
  7. Characteristics of stemwood and their manipulation
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 153-196
  8. Sawmilling
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 197-246
  9. The drying of timber
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 247-284
  10. Timber preservation
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 285-320
  11. Grading timber
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 321-376
  12. Wood panels: plywoods
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 377-418
  13. Wood panels: particleboards and fibreboards
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 419-480
  14. Pulp and paper manufacture
    J. M. Uprichard, J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 481-534
  15. The energy sector: a hidden Goliath
    J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 535-559
  16. Wood quality: forest management and utilization
    J. M. Harris
    Pages 560-583
  17. Back Matter
    Pages 585-595
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About this book

Keywords

Silviculture environment paper stability wood

Authors and affiliations

  • J. C. F. Walker
    • 1
  • B. G. Butterfield
    • 2
  • J. M. Harris
    • 3
  • T. A. G. Langrish
    • 4
  • J. M. Uprichard
    • 3
  1. 1.School of ForestryUniversity of CanterburyChristchurchNew Zealand
  2. 2.Department of Plant and Microbial ScienceUniversity of CanterburyChristchurchNew Zealand
  3. 3.New Zealand Forest Research InstituteRotoruaNew Zealand
  4. 4.Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of SydneyNew South WalesAustralia

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8110-3
  • Copyright Information Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1993
  • Publisher Name Springer, Dordrecht
  • eBook Packages Springer Book Archive
  • Print ISBN 978-94-015-8112-7
  • Online ISBN 978-94-015-8110-3
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