Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction - Hardcover

Jim L. Bowyer; Rubin Shmulsky; John G. Haygreen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813826543 ISBN 13: 9780813826547

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2003

Synopsis

This fourth edition is a major revision of a classic textbook continues its long tradition of being an introductory text designed to introduce students to wood as an industrial raw material. It is intended to help develop an understanding of the physical and chemical nature of wood, important wood properties and the nature of major wood products.

Wood-based materials discussed include solid wood products, structural and non-structural panel products, paper and fiber products, and how wood properties affect the use and performance of these products. Related issues examined include the use of wood for energy, environmental implications of wood-based materials, and the global wood supply.

Divided into four parts: Part I introduces the growth and structure of hardwoods and softwoods, chemical and structural characteristics of wood and bark and inherent variability. Part 2 deals with the physical properties of wood, relating these properties to the chemical and structural characteristics covered in Part I. Part 3 discusses the principal major wood-based products, the basic manufacturing processes associated with each, and how raw material selection affects product properties. Part 4 focuses on the global raw material picture, use of wood as an energy source, and environmental implications of the use of wood.

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Book Description

Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction, Fifth Edition is a revised and updated edition of this classic introductory textbook. The fifth edition discusses key areas in wood science including characteristics and structure of wood, applications and performance capabilities of forest products, and the environmental implications of the use of wood-based materials. In addition, the authors explain basic production processes and explore the use of wood as a source of energy and industrial chemicals.Expanding and updating key data, the new edition of Forest Products and Wood Science provides students, wood scientists, and forest product professionals with a comprehensive overview of the anatomical and physical nature of wood and the relationship of these characteristics to its use as an industrial raw material. The fifth edition also contains a valuable new webliography providing an extensive list of valuable web resources available in the areas of forest products and wood science. With updated research findings and expanded discussions of key areas in wood science that reflect the changing face of the forest products industry, Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction, Fifth Edition will continue to be an indispensable text for students and professionals in the field.

From the Back Cover

Forest Products and Wood Science introduces students to the anatomical and physical nature of wood and the relationship of these characteristics to its use as an industrial raw material. The fourth edition of this classic introductory textbook:

• Discusses wood-based material including solid wood products, structural and non structural panel products, paper and fiber products, and wood composite products.
  
• Explains basic processes involved in the production of the principal wood products.
  
• Examines how wood properties affect the use and performance of products.
  
• Investigates the use of wood for energy, environmental implications of wood-based materials, and the global wood supply picture.
  
• Includes new and updated information in all chapters.
  
• Covers an increased geographic scope and provides metric equivalents in response to the growing nature of the forest product industry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0813826543
• ISBN 13: 9780813826547
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 554