Changes in the physical and chemical properties of six Japanese softwoods caused by lengthy smoke-heating treatment

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-166

  Ishiguri, Futoshi ^a   Masubuchi, Noritaka ^a   Yokota, Shinso ^a   Yoshizawa, Nobuo ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical components; Degree of crystallinity; Moisture content; Sapwood color; Smoke heating

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COLOR; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; MOISTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; SMOKE;

RELATIVE DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY (RDC); SAPWOOD; SMOKE-HEATING TREATMENTS; SOFTWOOD LOGS;

SOFTWOODS;

CELLULOSE; COLOR; HEAT TREATMENT; MOISTURE; SMOKE; SOFTWOODS; WOOD PROPERTIES;

EID: 18444366501     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-004-0620-8     Document Type: Article

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