Book Review: Vitamin C: Its Chemistry and Biochemistry. By M. B. Davies, J. Austin, and D. A. Partridge

✍ Scribed by Helmut Sies

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 156 KB
• Volume: 31
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0044-8249
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.199208021

✦ Synopsis

Part 3, "Modification and Utilization", discusses the chemical basis for modifying the properties of wood and cellulose so as to broaden their areas of use, both as constructional materials and as chemical raw materials. The main areas considered are the chemical modification of wood and cellulose, the plastification of wood, wood-polymer composites, and adhesives for wood. There is also a chapter (unfortunately rather too brief) on the use of wood and cellulose as sources of chemicals and energy.

Considered as a whole, the work offers a very good, up-todate, and in some parts detailed survey of the specialized subject of wood and cellulose chemistry. The large number of authors has resulted in some unavoidable overlapping. A particularly useful feature is the large number of literature references given at the end of each chapter; there is, however, a very marked preponderance of Japanese publications. The book can be recommended for everyone in research and teaching who seeks an up-to-date account of the present state of knowledge regarding the chemistry of renewable raw materials, natural polymers, wood, and cellulose.