1. Mechanical stresses generated by water adsorption in wood and their determination by tension creep measurements

   • W. Moliński
   • J. Raczkowski

   OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 198

2. Longitudinal moisture-shrinkage coefficients of softwood at the mechano-sorptive creep limit

   • D. G. Hunt
   • C. F. Shelton

   OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 210

3. Chemical composition and variability of cork from Quercus suber L.

   • H. Pereira

   OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 218

4. Acid prehydrolysis of pinus pinaster bark with dilute sulfuric acid

   • G. Vázquez
   • G. Antorrena
   • X. L. Francisco

   OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 225

5. Chemical characterization of the ashes of some African hardwoods

   • S. I. Ahonkhai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 229

6. Ester linkages between lignin and glucuronoxylan in a lignin-carbohydrate complex from beech (Fagus crenata) wood

   • N. Takahashi
   • T. Koshijima

   OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 241

7. Lignin distribution in spruce (Picea abies) determined by mercurization with SEM-EDXA technique

   • U. Westermark
   • O. Lidbrandt
   • I. Eriksson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 250

8. Lignin distribution in birch (Betula verrucosa) as determined by mercurization with SEM- and TEM-EDXA

   • I. Eriksson
   • O. Lidbrandt
   • U. Westermark

   OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 257

9. Heterogeneity in formation of lignin—XI: An autoradiographic study of the heterogeneous formation and structure of pine lignin

   • N. Terashima
   • K. Fukushima

   OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 270

10. An improved acetyl bromide procedure for determining lignin in woods and wood pulps

    • K. Iiyama
    • A. F. A. Wallis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 280

11. Chemical and physical changes required for producing dimensionally stable wood-based composites

    • W. E. Hsu
    • W. Schwald
    • J. A. Shields

    OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 289

12. Book reviews

    • M. Samson
    • D. Fengel

    BookReview Pages: 291 - 292