Springer handbook of wood science and technology

"This handbook provides an overview on wood science and technology of unparalleled comprehensiveness and international validity. It describes the fundamental wood biology, chemistry and physics, as well as structure-property relations of wood and wood-based materials. The different aspects and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Niemz, Peter (Editor), Teischinger, Alfred (Editor), Sandberg, Dick (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783030813154
3030813150
9783030813147
3030813142
Physical Description1 online resource (xxv, 2069 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

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Table of Contents:
  • A survey to forests and wood production
  • PART A: Wood science
  • Wood biology
  • Wood biodeterioration.-Wood chemistry
  • Physics of woods and wood-based materials
  • Modeling the mechanical behavior of wood materials and structures
  • Part B: Fundamentals of wood technology
  • Basic processes
  • Cutting and disintegration
  • Drying and steaming
  • Joining and reassembling
  • Surface treatment and functionalization
  • Preservation
  • Reshaping and densification
  • Measurement and quality assessment
  • Part C: Industrial processes and materials
  • Saw milling
  • Lumber drying and steaming
  • Wood-based materials
  • Bioinspired materials
  • Pulp and paper
  • Natural fibre-based materials
  • Utilization of wood for energy
  • Wood biorefineries
  • Process organization, automation and optimization
  • Part D: Wood product development
  • Wood product design
  • Environmental impacts and life cycle analysis
  • Part E: Important data
  • Physical properties
  • Relevant standards
  • Chemical composition for selected species
  • Thermal properties.