| Description |
1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter; Contents; 1. The Worldwide Wood Resource; 2. The Trees; 3. Wood and Fibre Morphology; 4. Cellulose and Carbohydrate Chemistry; 5. Hemicelluloses and Pectins; 6. Lignin; 7. Wood Extractives; 8. Cellulose Products and Chemicals from Wood; 9. Analytical Methods; 10. Biological Wood Degradation; 11. Enzymes Degrading Wood Components; 12. Biotechnology in the Forest Industry; Backmatter. |
| Summary |
The production of forestry products is based on a complex chain of knowledge in which the biological material wood with all its natural variability is converted into a variety of fiber-based products, each one with its detailed and specific quality requirements. This four volume set covers the entire spectrum of pulp and paper chemistry and technology from starting material to processes and products including market demands. Supported by a grant from the Ljungberg Foundation, the Editors at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden coordinated over 30 authors from university and ind. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Wood -- Chemistry.
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Wood -- Chemistry. |
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Wood products.
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Wood products. |
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Papermaking.
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Papermaking. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ek, Monica.
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Gellerstedt, Göran.
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Henriksson, Gunnar, 1965-
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| Added Title |
Wood chemistry and wood biotechnology |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Pulp and paper chemistry and technology. Volume 1, Wood chemistry and wood biotechnology. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, ©2009 9783110213393 (OCoLC)585983602 |
| ISBN |
9783110213409 (electronic book) |
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3110213400 (electronic book) |
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3110213397 |
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9783110213393 |
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1282456911 |
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9781282456914 |
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9783110213393 |
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