SylbV01-00-00. pmd

Total
32
Practical
1.
Estimation of cell wall contents – Hollocellulose and lignin
5
2.
Extraction of essential oils
2
3.
Extraction of resins and tannins
3
4.
Wood pulping
2
5.
Acetylation of wood
2
6.
Visit to nearby forest based industries
2
Total
16
I. Course Title
: Wood Chemistry
II. Course Code
: FPU 511
III. Credit Hours
: 1+1
IV. Aim of the course
To impart knowledge about the chemical properties of wood, cell wall constituents
and wood extractions.
V. Theory
UNIT I
Chemical composition of wood: Cell wall constituents- cellulose, lignin, hemicellulose,
peptic substances, etc.
UNIT II
Volatile oils and extractives, cellulose derivatives and their applications.

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Forestry–Forest Products and Utilization
637
UNIT III
Hydrolysis and fermentation of lignocellulosic materials. Pyrolysis and gasification
of wood.
VI. Practical
• Extraction of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, extractives and ash content of wood.
VII. Suggested Reading
Coppen JJW. 1995. 
Gums, Resin and Latex of Plant Origin.
Food and Agriculture Organizations,
Rome.
Rowe JW. 1989. 
Natural Products of Woody Plants.
Springer Series in Wood Science.
Rowell RM. 1984. 
The Chemistry of Solid Wood (Advances in Chemistry Series)
. American
Chemical Society.
Rowell RM. 2013. 
Handbook of Wood Chemistry and Wood Composites. 
2
nd
Ed. CRC Press.
Singh A. 1967. 
Plant Physiology.
Readers in Botany, Allahabad University.