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I. Course Title
: Wood and Wood Technology
II. Course Code
: FPU 703
III. Credit Hours
: 2+1
IV. Aim of the course
To develop understanding of students about advances in wood technology
V. Theory
UNIT I
Ultrastructure and composition of softwoods and hardwoods.
UNIT II
Transverse, volumetric and longitudinal shrinkages in wood.
UNIT III
Biopulping, enzyme pulp bleaching, biotechnological production of wood composites,
bioremediation of wood treated with preservatives, bioactive wood polymer
composites, non-conventional wood bonding, wood degradation by chemicals,
treatment of pulp effluents.

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Forestry–Forest Products and Utilization
649
VI. Practical
• Study of major cell types of softwoods and hardwoods;
• Cell inclusions. Shrinkage and swelling of wood;
• Determination of anti-shrink efficiency of treated wood. Pulping, pulp yield and
bleaching.
VII. Suggested Reading
Bowyer JL Shmulsky R and Haygreen JG. 2010. 
Forest Products and Wood Science: An
Introduction. 
4
th
Ed. Blackwell Publishing.
David A and Talliman. 1978
. Wood as an Energy Resource
. Academic Press.
Hills WE. 1982. 
Heartwood and Tree Exudates.
Springer Verlag.
Rowell RM. 2013. 
Handbook of Wood Chemistry and Wood Composites.
2
nd
Ed. CRC Press,Taylor
and Francis Group.
Shmulsky RP and David. 2011. 
Forest Products and Wood Science: An Introduction
. 6
th
Ed.
Wiley, Blackwell.
Sjostrom E. 1993. 
Wood Chemistry: Fundamentals and Applications
. 2
nd
Ed. Gulf Professional
Publishing.