Wood Chemistry and Wood Biotechnology

by De Gruyter, Goran Gellerstedt, Gunnar Henriksson

Overview

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 industry to create this comprehensive overview. This work is essential for all students of wood science and a useful reference for those working in the pulp and paper industry or on the chemistry of renewable resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110213409
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	12/15/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	308
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Monica Ek, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; Göran Gellerstedt, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; Gunnar Henriksson, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Table of Contents

1 The Worldwide Wood Resource Göran Gellerstedt 1

2 The Trees Gunnar Henriksson Elisabet Brännvall Helena Lennholm 13

3 Wood and Fibre Morphology Geoffrey Daniel 45

4 Cellulose and Carbohydrate Chemistry Gunnar Henriksson Helena Lennholm 71

5 Hemicelluloses and Pectins Anita Teleman 101

6 Lignin Gunnar Henriksson 121

7 Wood Extractives Marianne Björklund Jansson Nils-Olof Nilvebrant 147

8 Cellulose Products and Chemicals from Wood Göran Gellerstedt 173

9 Analytical Methods Göran Gellerstedt 195

10 Biological Wood Degradation Thomas Nilsson 219

11 Enzymes Degrading Wood Components Tuula Teeri Gunnar Henriksson 245

12 Biotechnology in the Forest Industry Gunnar Henriksson Tuula Teeri 273

Index 301