Document Name: 0101r100

Section: TAPPI PRESS

Title: The Practical Identification of WoodPulp Fibers

TAPPI PRESS

The Practical Identification of Wood Pulp FibersEdited by Russell A. Parham and Richard L. Gray

1982. 212 pp., 9" x 11" spiral boundItem Number: 0101R100

Shipping Weight: 2 poundsISBN: 0898524008

This reference source is designed to help fiber analysis identify wood fibers in pulp and paperproducts. Adjacent pages describe 33 softwood and 43 hardwood species.

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Introduction

2 Formation and Structure of WoodWood sources and taxonomyWood formationGeneral architectureSoftwood anatomyHardwood anatomyReaction wood

3 Wood Pulp Fiber IdentificationIntroductionGeneral features of wood pulpSeparation from nonwood fibersLaboratory procedures

4 Descriptions of Wood SpeciesIntroductionSoftwoodsHardwoods

Appendix A: Microslide PreparationsAppendix B: Maceration of Wood TissueAppendix C: Potential Sources of Reference Wood SamplesAppendix D: Calculation of Pulp Weight Factor

Glossary

Index to Softwood and Hardwood Names