Wood Chemistry and Wood Biotechnology / Edition 1

by Monica Ek, Göran Gellerstedt, Gunnar Henriksson

Overview

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. 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.

Volume 1 provides a survey of the biological and chemical structure of wood as well as an introduction to the chemical reactions used during pulp production processes. The work presents

• the different raw materials used for pulp production,
• the macroscopic and morphological construction of wood and related characterization methods,
• the chemical structure and arrangement of the wood polymers and extractives,
• biosynthesis of wood polymers,
• carbohydrate and lignin analysis,
• reactions of wood polymers in mechanical and chemical pulping and bleaching processes,
• biotechnical processes of relevance for the pulp and paper industry,
• different types of microorganisms and their modes of interaction with wood,
• the impact of chemical and microbiological processes on the hierarchical structure of wood and pulp.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110213393
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	10/16/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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