Primary Wood Processing

1. The structure of wood: form and function
Brian Butterfield

2. Basic wood chemistry and cell wall ultrastructure
John C. F. Walker

3. Water in wood
John C. F. Walker

4. Dimensional instability in timber
Morwenna Spear, John C. F. Walker

5. Wood quality: in context
Shakti Chauhan, Robert Donnelly, Chih-lin Huang, Ryogo Nakada, Yin Yafang, John C. F. Walker

6. Wood quality: multifaceted opportunities
Shakti Chauhan, Robert Donnelly, Chih-lin Huang, Ryogo Nakada, Yin Yafang, John C. F. Walker

7. Sawmilling
Philip Blackwell, John C. F. Walker

8. Drying of timber
Tim Langrish, John C. F. Walker

9. Wood preservation
Kevin Archer, Stan Lebow

10. Grading timber and glued structural members
David E. Kretschmann, Roland Hernandez

11. Wood-based composites: plywood and veneer-based products
Sheldon Shi, John C. F. Walker

12. Wood-based panels: particleboard, fibreboards and oriented strand board
Kelvin M. Chapman

13. Pulp and paper manufacture
John C. F. Walker

14. The energy sector: a hidden goliath
Chris Williamson

Nyckelord: Life Sciences, Forestry, Civil Engineering, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Forestry Management, Wood Science & Technology