| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 613 pages) : illustrations |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
""1. Introduction""; ""2. Structure and Ultrastructure""; ""2.1. Anatomical Aspects""; ""2.2. Ultrastructure of the Cell Wall""; ""2.3. Reaction Tissues""; ""2.4. Functional Elements of the Conducting System""; ""3. Chemical Composition and Analysis of Wood""; ""3.1. Survey of the Chemical Components""; ""3.2. Analysis of Wood""; ""3.3. Data of Wood Analyses""; ""4. Cellulose""; ""4.1. Occurrence""; ""4.2. Molecular Properties""; ""4.3. Supramolecular Structures""; ""5. Polyoses (Hemicelluloses)""; ""5.1. Nature and Classification""; ""5.2. Xylans""; ""5.3. Mannans""; ""5.4. Glucans"" |
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""5.5. Galactans""""5.6. Pectins""; ""6. Lignin""; ""6.1. Significance and Occurrence""; ""6.2. Lignification of the Cell Wall""; ""6.3. Structure and Constitution of Lignin""; ""6.4. Characterization and Properties of Lignins and Lignin Derivatives""; ""6.5. Lignin-Polysaccharide Complexes""; ""7. Extractives""; ""7.1. Importance""; ""7.2. Extractives of Softwood""; ""7.3. Extractives of Hardwood""; ""7.4. Extractives from Foliage, Buds and Fruits""; ""7.5. Inorganic Components""; ""7.6. pH Values""; ""8. Distribution of the Components within the Wood Cell Wall"" |
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""8.1. Estimation and Calculation""""8.2. Determination of the Lignin Distribution""; ""8.3. Determination of the Polysaccharide Distribution""; ""8.4. Models of the Internal Cell Wall Structure""; ""9. Constituents of Bark""; ""9.1. Anatomical Features""; ""9.2. Chemical Composition""; ""10. Reactions in Acidic Medium""; ""10.1. General Aspects of Wood Reactions""; ""10.2. Reactions of Polysaccharides""; ""10.3. Reactions of Lignin""; ""11. Reactions in Alkaline Medium""; ""11.1. Reactions of Polysaccharides""; ""11.2. Reactions of Lignin""; ""12. Influence of Temperature"" |
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""12.1. General Effects""""12.2. Thermal Reactions""; ""12.3. Structural Changes""; ""12.4. Changes of the Chemical Components""; ""12.5. Carbonization and Gasification""; ""13. Degradation by Light and Ionizing Rays""; ""13.1. Changes Initiated by Light""; ""13.2. Changes Initiated by Ionizing Rays""; ""14. Microbial and Enzymatic Degradation""; ""14.1. Importance of Enzymatic Reactions""; ""14.2. Wood-Destroying Organisms""; ""14.3. Characterization of Enzymes""; ""14.4. Decay by Brown-rot Fungi and Action of Glycanhydrolases"" |
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""14.5. Decay by White-rot Fungi and Action of Ligninolytic Enzymes""""14.6. Decay by Soft-rot Fungi""; ""14.7. Effects of Blue-stain Fungi""; ""14.8. Bacterial Attack""; ""15. Aging and Fossilization""; ""15.1. Kinds of Conversion""; ""15.2. Structural Studies""; ""15.3. Chemical Investigations""; ""16. Pulping Processes""; ""16.1. Introductory Survey""; ""16.2. Mechanical Pulping""; ""16.3. Semichemical Pulping""; ""16.4. Alkaline Chemical Pulping""; ""16.5. Sulfite Chemical Pulping""; ""16.6. Unconventional Pulping""; ""16.7. Bleaching of Pulps""; ""17. Derivatives of Cellulose"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Wood -- Chemistry.
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Wood -- Chemistry. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wegener, Gerd, 1945-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fengel, Dietrich. Wood. Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 1989 (DLC) 83020497 |
| ISBN |
9783110839654 (electronic book) |
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3110839652 (electronic book) |
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3110120593 (paperback) |
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3110084813 (hard-cover edition) |
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0899255930 (U.S. ; paperback) |
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9783110084818 |
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