Handbook of Pulping and Papermaking - Hardcover

Biermann, Christopher J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120973626 ISBN 13: 9780120973620

Publisher: Academic Press, 1996

Synopsis

In its Second Edition, Handbook of Pulping and Papermaking is a comprehensive reference for industry and academia. The book offers a concise yet thorough introduction to the process of papermaking from the production of wood chips to the final testing and use of the paper product. The author has updated the extensive bibliography, providing the reader with easy access to the pulp and paper literature. The book emphasizes principles and concepts behind papermaking, detailing both the physical and chemical processes.

• A comprehensive introduction to the physical and chemical processes in pulping and papermaking
• Contains an extensive annotated bibliography
• Includes 12 pages of color plates

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Second Edition of Handbook of Pulping and Papermaking is a comprehensive reference and educational tool for industry and academia. The Handbook offers a concise yet thorough introduction to the process of papermaking from the production of wood chips to the final testing and use of the paper product. Coverage in this expanded edition includes optical properties of paper, printing processes, wood and fiber anatomy, colloid and papermaking chemistry, process control, and hydraulics. Emphasis is placed on the principles and concepts behind papermaking, together with the details of both physical and chemical processes. An extensive bibliography provides ready access to the pulp and paper literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0120973626
• ISBN 13: 9780120973620
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 776