Wood Chemistry : Fundamentals and Applications

wood Chemistry, Fundamentals And Applications, Second Edition , Examines The Basic Principles Of Wood Chemistry And Its Potential Applications To Pulping And Papermaking, Wood And Wood Waste Utilization, Pulping By-products For Production Of Chemicals And Energy, And Biomass Conversion. booknews for Teachers And Students Of Wood Chemistry, Biochemists Studying The Growth Of Trees, And Chemists Using Wood For The Production Of Fibers, Chemicals, Or Energy, Discusses The Structure Of Wood, The Chemistry Of Carbohydrates In General, And Topics Specific To Wood, Such As Wood Polysaccharides, Lignin, Bark, Pulp And Pulping, Cellulose Derivatives, And Wood-based Chemicals And Pulping By-products. First Published In English In 1981; Translated From The Finnish. Includes An Extensive Bibliography. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com) Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION , Pages xi-xii PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION , Pages xiii-xiv Chapter 1 - THE STRUCTURE OF WOOD , Pages 1-20 Chapter 2 - INTRODUCTION TO CARBOHYDRATE CHEMISTRY , Pages 21-50 Chapter 3 - WOOD POLYSACCHARIDES , Pages 51-70 Chapter 4 - LIGNIN , Pages 71-89 Chapter 5 - EXTRACTIVES , Pages 90-108 Chapter 6 - BARK , Pages 109-113 Chapter 7 - WOOD PULPING , Pages 114-164 Chapter 8 - PULP BLEACHING , Pages 165-203 Chapter 9 - CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES , Pages 204-224 Chapter 10 - WOOD-BASED CHEMICALS AND PULPING BY-PRODUCTS , Pages 225-248 APPENDIX , Page 249 BIBLIOGRAPHY , Pages 251-276 INDEX , Pages 277-293 Examines the basic principles of wood chemistry and its potential applications to pulping and paper-making, wood and wood waste utilization, pulping by-products for production of chemicals and energy and biomass conversion. This edition includes new details of environmental factors.