Forest Products Chemistry

Edited by Per Stenius

Volume 3 of the Papermaking Science and Technology Series, published by the Finnish Paper Engineers’ Association and TAPPI. This comprehensive text covers the basics of forest products chemistry, beginning with an overview of the structure and chemical composition of wood. The basic chemical processes taking place during wood delignification are also covered, as well as analytical methods for the control of chemical processes. The fundamentals of surface science, physical chemistry of macromolecular solutions, and the properties of colloids are also discussed. The book concludes with a chapter on brightness reversion. 2000. 350 pages, hard cover.

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