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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457685203321

Titolo

Wood [[electronic resource] ] : types, properties, and uses / / Lorenzo F. Botannini, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011

ISBN

1-61728-046-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Environmental science, engineering and technology

Altri autori (Persone)

BotanniniLorenzo F

Disciplina

620.1/2

Soggetti

Wood

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.