Wood

Wood: types, properties, and uses

by Botannini, Lorenzo F.

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Wood is the most accessible and renewable material used by humankind during its history. Today, the consumption of wood exceeds all other known materials. The industry of various products made of wood grows continuously. This book reviews research on hydrothermal treatment and modification of wood in the drying and impregnation process; the decomposition of coarse woody debris as an important component of the carbon cycle and biodiversity of forest ecosystems; and the potential of agroforestry …

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  • Full title :Wood : types, properties, and uses / Lorenzo F. Botannini, editor.

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Wood is the most accessible and renewable material used by humankind during its history. Today, the consumption of wood exceeds all other known materials. The industry of various products made of wood grows continuously. This book reviews research on hydrothermal treatment and modification of wood in the drying and impregnation process; the decomposition of coarse woody debris as an important component of the carbon cycle and biodiversity of forest ecosystems; and the potential of agroforestry as a carbon sequestration strategy. Also discussed is the importance of fossil woods, types of preservation, and their significance in reconstructing the palaeo-climatology and paleo-environment of a region as well as the limitation in identifying the fossil woods.

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  • Publication Date:©2011.

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  • Description:1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781617280467, 1617280461
  • oclc:ocn758387385
  • LC Classification:TA419
  • Dewey Decimal:620.1/2

Subjects

Bois TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Material Sc… Wood wood (plant material)

Writers

Botannini, Lorenzo F.

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