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Primary Wood Processing

Principles and practice

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. The structure of wood: an overview

    • B. G. Butterfield
    Pages 1-22
  3. Water and wood

    • J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 68-94
  4. Dimensional instability of timber

    • J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 95-120
  5. Transport processes in wood

    • T. A. G. Langrish, J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 121-152
  6. Sawmilling

    • J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 197-246
  7. The drying of timber

    • J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 247-284
  8. Timber preservation

    • J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 285-320
  9. Grading timber

    • J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 321-376
  10. Wood panels: plywoods

    • J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 377-418
  11. Wood panels: particleboards and fibreboards

    • J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 419-480
  12. Pulp and paper manufacture

    • J. M. Uprichard, J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 481-534
  13. The energy sector: a hidden Goliath

    • J. C. F. Walker
    Pages 535-559
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 585-595

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    J. C. F. Walker

  • Department of Plant and Microbial Science, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    B. G. Butterfield

  • New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Rotorua, New Zealand

    J. M. Harris, J. M. Uprichard

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    T. A. G. Langrish

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Primary Wood Processing

  • Book Subtitle: Principles and practice

  • Authors: J. C. F. Walker, B. G. Butterfield, J. M. Harris, T. A. G. Langrish, J. M. Uprichard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8110-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: J.C.F. Walker 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8110-3Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 595

  • Number of Illustrations: 134 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Forestry, Civil Engineering, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

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