Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction

The updated seventh edition of the classic text on wood science and forestry

The seventh edition of Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction offers a fully revised and updated review of the forest products industry. This classic text contains a comprehensive review of the subject and presents a thorough understanding of the anatomical and physical nature of wood. The authors emphasize its use as an industrial raw material.

Forest Products and Wood Science provides thorough coverage of all aspects of wood science and industry, ranging from tree growth and wood anatomy to a variety of economically important wood products, along with their applications and performance. The text explores global raw materials, the increasing use of wood as a source of energy and chemicals and environmental implications of the use of wood. This edition features new material on structural composites, non-structural composites, durability and protection, pulp and paper, energy and chemicals, and global raw materials. This seventh edition of the classic work:

• Contains new information on a variety of topics including: structural composites, non-structural composites, durability and protection, pulp and paper, energy and chemicals and global raw materials
• Includes a fully revised text that meets the changing needs of the forestry, engineering, and wood science academics and professionals
• Presents material written by authors with broad experience in both the private and academic sectors

Written for undergraduate students in forestry, natural resources, engineering, and wood science, as well as forest industry personnel, engineers, wood-based manufacturing and using professionals, the seventh edition of Forest Products and Wood Science updates the classic text that has become an indispensable resource.

Keywords:

Guide to Forest Products and Wood Science; An introduction to Forest Products and Wood Science; Understanding Forest Products and Wood Science; Resource on Forest Products and Wood Science; classification of woody plants; distribution of hardwoods and softwoods; Basic processes in tree growth; production of wood and bark; development of a young stem; development and growth of xylem and phloem; vascular cambium; expansion of the cambial layer; macroscopic character of wood; three distinct surfaces of wood; effect on wood properties; heartwood and sapwood; formation of heartwood; grain orientation in wood; spiral grain in wood; composition of wood cells