Recent Research on Wood and Wood-Based Materials

Current Japanese Materials Research

Nobuo Shiraishi, Hiromu Kajita, Misato Norimoto

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781858610047
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483194028
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Engineering General
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Current Japanese Materials Research, Volume 11: Recent Research on Wood and Wood-Based Materials is a collection of papers that details the advancement of the field of wood science and technology in Japan. The coverage of the book includes various technological processes applied to wood, including steam-injection, chemically modification, and plasticization. The text also presents studies that cover the fundamental aspects of wood technology, such as structure and chemical composition of wood as a natural composite material; wood-preserving techniques to prevent biodeterioration; and wood as a livable interior material. The book will be of great use to researchers and professionals from various disciplines, including botany, engineering, and agriculture.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Recent Research on Wood and Wood-Based Materials
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• List of Contributors
• Chapter 1. Structure and Chemical Composition of Wood as a Natural Composite Material
• Chapter 2. Oriented Strand and Fiber Boards
• Chapter 4. Steam-Injection Pressing Technology
• Chapter 5. Laminated Veneer Lumber and Composite Beams Produced from Tropical Hardwood Thinnings
• Chapter 6. Chemically Modified Particleboards
• Chapter 7. Estimation of the Fungal Resistance of Wood Composites for Structural Use
• Chapter 8. Full-Scale Tests on Woode n Houses During Progressive Stages of Construction
• Chapter 9. Structural Properties of Full-Size Sawn Timbe r
• Chapter 10. Structural Analysi s of Subassemblies Using Plywood Panels
• Chapter 11. Structural Analysi s of Subassemblies Using Plywood Panels
• Chapter 12. Mechanical Timbe r Joints and their Application to Glulam Portal Frames
• Chapter 13. Wood as a Livable Interior Material
• Chapter 14. Structure and Properties of Chemically Treated Woods
• Chapter 15. Plasticization of Woo d and its Application
• Chapter 16. Wood-Phenol Resin Fiber
• Chapter 17. Carbohydrate Conversion by Irradiation with a Carbon Dioxide Laser
• Chapter 18. Biochemical Mechanisms for the Biodegradation of Wood
• Chapter 19. Wood-Preserving Techniques to Prevent Biodeterioration
• Index