Content: Wood : structure and chemical composition / R.J. Thomas -- Prevention of stain and mould in lumber and board products / A.J. Cserjesi -- Chemical methods of improving the permeability of wood / Darrel D. Nicholas -- Nonconventional wood preservation methods / Roger M. Rowell -- Thermal deterioration of wood / Fred Shafizadeh and Peter P.S. Chin -- Effect of fire-retardant treatments of performance properties of wood -- Properties of wood during carbonization under fire conditions / Carlton A. Holmes -- Dimensional changes of wood and their control / F.C. Beall -- Dimensional stabilization of wood with furfuryl alcohol resin / Alfred J. Stamm -- Adhesion to wood substrates / J.D. Wellons -- Bonding of lignocellulosic surfaces by oxidative treatment and monomeric or simple polymeric crosslinking agents / D.L. Brink, B.M. Collett, A.A. Pohlman, A.F. Wong, and J. Philippou -- Chemical changes in wood associated with wood fiberboard manufacture / Howard A. Spalt -- Review of particleboard manufacture and processing / M.W. Kelly -- Bark extracts as bonding agent for particleboard / Arthur B. Anderson -- Composition boards containing bark / Raymond A. Currier -- Polyurethane foams from the reaction of bark and diisocyanate / Seymour Hartman-- A plywood review and its chemical implications / Terry Sellers, Jr. -- The bonding of glued-laminated timbers / Roy H. Moult -- Finishing wood for exterior applications : paints, stains, and pretreatments / William C. Feist -- Wood-polymer composites and their industrial applications / John A. Meyer -- Wood softening and forming with ammonia / M. Bariska and C. Schuerch -- Wastewater management in the solid wood and board products industries : a review / Warren S. Thompson.