| Author(s) | Rubin Shmulsky, P. David Jones |
 | Year | 2019 |
 | Pages | 490 |
 | Language | English |
 | Format | PDF |
 | Size | 34.5MB
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 | Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
 | ISBN | 111942643X, 978-1119426431, B07MLXBYSP |
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.
