HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN WOOD CHEMISTRY

Wood are one of the most important raw material source for forest products industry. Due to technological developments, researchers in the area of wood chemistry have been showing increased interest in the benefits of utilization wood based materials alone or together as an alternative lignocellulosic fiber sources for forest products industry. However, utilization of woody matrials more efficiently and conservation natural resources have been paid special attention. For that reason, it should be carefully consider and beneficial to understanding chemical structure of those woody materials. Many new approaches and techniques have been developed for better understanding of wood chemical sturucture. Keywords: Wood chemistry, cellulose, lignin, extractives, pulp and paper