Volume 42, Number 1 (1996)

Original Articles

Beyung Su PARK, Takeshi FURUNO, Tohru UEHARA/ 1
Histochemical Changes of Wood Surfaces Irradiated with Ultraviolet Light

Tetsuya NAKAO/ 10
Experimental Study of Torsional Vibration of Wooden Bars by Plate Theories

Song-Yung WANG, Chih-Lung CHO/ 16
The Conditioning Effect of Wooden Interior Finish on Room Temperature and Relative Humidity in Taiwan

Noboru NAKAMURA, Shiro NAKAJIMA, Takanori ARIMA, Junichiro ICHIKAWA/ 25
Full Scale Test of a Wooden Structure with an Octagonal Shape

Lingfei MA, Yasuo KUROKI, Dwight A. EUSEBIO, Wakatsu NAGADOMI, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 34
Manufacture of Bamboo-Cement Composites (I) Hydration characteristics of bamboo-cement mixtures

Noboru SEKINO, Mark A IRLE/ 43
Particleboard Hygroscopicity. Its Prediction and the Influence of Hot-pressing

Zhihao DONG, Motoaki OKUMA/ 51
Development of a New Structural Sheet Material, LSB (Long Stick Board) III. Manufacturing and fundamental properties of LSB made from chopstick elements
Development of a New Structural Sheet Material, LSB (Long Stick Board)

Zhihao DONG, Motoaki OKUMA/ 58 IV. Properties of the board made from chopsticks pretreated by hot pressing

Kenji UMEMURA, Shuichi KAWAI,Rituko UENO, Yasushi MIZUNO, Hikaru SASAKI/ 65
Curing Behavior of Wood Adhesives under High-Pressure Steam II. Urea resin

Hisashi MIYAFUJI, Shiro SAKA/ 74
Wood-Inorganic Composites Prepared by the Sol-Gel Process V. Fire-resisting properties of the SiO2-P2O5-B2O3 wood-inorganic composites

Shiro SAKA, Fumie TANNO/ 81
Wood-Inorganic Composites Prepared by the Sol-Gel process VI. Effects of a property-enhancer on fire-resistance in SiO2-P2O5 and SiO2-B2O3 wood-inorganic composites

Jin-Jie GE, Kokki SAKAI/ 87
Synthesis of Biodegradable Polyurethane Foams from the Bark Acacia mearnsii

Masanori KISHINO, Hiroshi OHI, Kenji IKEGAMI, Akira YAMAGUCHI/ 95
Mechanism of Delignification by Nitrous Acid II. Degradation of an a-alkyl ether of nonphenolic bO-4 type lignin model compound

Note

Atsushi KUMATA, Takashi TAKEHARA,Shigeru AONO/ 101
The Changes of Cultural Properties and Colony Types in the Process of Consecutive Subcultures of Pholiota nameko Stock on Potato Dextrose Agar Plate Media

Proceedings of the Society 105


Volume 42, Number 2 (1996)

Original Articles

Yasuhiko HIRAKAWA, Yoshitake FUJISAWA/ 107
The S2 Microfibril Angle Variations in the Vertical Direction of Latewood Tracheids in Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) Trees

Junji MATSUMURA, Juichi TSUTSUMI, Kazuyuki ODA/ 115
Effect of Water Storage and Methanol Extraction on Longitudinal Gas Permeability of Karamatsu Heartwood

Hirozo MIHASHI, Naoyuki ITAGAKI, Yoshinori ITO, Noboru SUZUKI/ 122
Analytical Model for the Design of Performance in Glulam Beams of Japanese Cedar I. Prediction model for flexural strength including the effect of the reinforcement by laminating and of the plastic deformation in the compressive zone

N. Olof BROMAN/ 130
Two Methods for Measuring People’s Preferences for Scots Pine Wood Surfaces. A Comparative Multivariate Analysis

Yuki MOTOTANI, Takato NAKANO, Yuu HASEGAWA, Yasushi HIRABAYASHI/ 140
Adhesive Properties of Laminated Woods Composed of Softwood and Hardwood

Ji-You GU, Mitsuo HIGUCHI, Mitsuhiro MORITA, Chung-Yun HSE/ 149
Synthetic Conditions and Chemical Structures of Urea-Formaldehyde Resins II. Synthetic procedures involving a condensation step under strongly acidic conditions and the Properties of the resins obtained

Thi Bach Tuyet LAM, Kenji IIYAMA/ 157
Role of Ferulic Acid Bridges between Lignin and Polysaccharides in the Growth of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Internodes

Makoto KOYAMA/ 163
Search for a Catalyst for Lignin Hydrocracking

Toshiaki TOKIMATSU, Satoshi MIYATA, Sye-Hee AHN, Toshiaki UMEZAWA, Takefumi HATTORI, Mikio SHIMADA/ 173
Degradation of NonPhenolic bO-4 Type Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex Model Compounds by Lignin Peroxidase from the White-Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium

Toshiaki UMEZAWA, Mikio SHIMADA/ 180
Enantiomeric Composition of (-)-Pinoresinol, (+)-Matairesinol and (+)-Wikstromol Isolated from Wikstroemia sikokiana

Iwao TOGASHI/ 186
Effects of Substrates and Seeding Method on Fruiting Body Production in the Bottle Cultivation of Armillaria species

Toshiro HARADA/ 194
Charring of Wood with Thermal Radiation II. Charring rate calculated from mass loss rate

Md. Anwarul ISLAM, Koichi OGIYAMA/ 202
Taxonomic Study of Persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) by Enzyme Polymorphisms Differentiation of Persimmon Cultivars by Three Effective Enzymes of Cambial Tissue

Notes

Akiyoshi MISHIRO/ 211
Effects of Grain and Ring Angles on Ultrasonic Velocity in Wood

Michikazu OTA, Kazunari ABE, Toru SEKIGUCHI/ 216
LightInduced Color Change of Acetylated Wood Meal of Kiri (Paulownia tomentosa Steud)

Proceedings of the Society 222


Volume 42, Number 3 (1996)

Original Articles

Motoi YASUMURA, Laurent DAUDEVILLE/ 225
Fracture Analysis of Bolted Timber Joints under Lateral Force Perpendicularto the Grain
Wood Swelling and Its Transverse Anisotropy inOrganic Liquids having Two or More FunctionalGroups in a MoleculeYutaka ISHIMARU, Takayuki MARUTA/ 234

Eiichi OBATAYA, Misao YOKOYAMA, Misato NORIMOTO/ 243
Mechanical and Dielectric Relaxations of Wood in a Low Temperature Range I. Relaxations due to methylol groups and adsorbed water

Yutaka ISHIMARU, Yoshihisa YAMADA, Ikuho IIDA, Hiroyuki URAKAMI/ 250
Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties of Wood in Various Stages of Swelling

Takuro HIRAI, Shigeichi YOSHIDA, Hideaki TSUCHIHASHI, Katsuyuki MINATO/ 258
Cutting Performances of Limbing Knives of Log Harvesters I. Effect of wedge angles on cutting resistance of single tapered knives

Michiko FUJITA, Akio TAKEMURA, Hiroshi MIZUMACHI/ 264
Compatibility of Polymethyl Methacrylate/Cellulose Blends

Bing LI, Takayuki OKAYAMA, Atsushi SAWATARI/ 272
Pore Structure and Ink Jet Printability of Rice-Straw Pulp Handsheets

Kenji TAJIMA, Masashi FUJIWARA, Mitsuo TAKAI, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 279
Enhancement of Bacterial Cellulose Productivity by Water-Soluble Chitosan

Tadahisa IWATA, Atsuya FUKUSHIMA, Keizo OKAMURA, Junichi AZUMA/ 289
X-Ray and Electron Diffraction Study on Cellulose Butyrate Diacetate (CBDA, 2,3-Di-O-Acetyl-6-O-Butyryl Cellulose)

Fumio KAWAMURA, Hideo OHASHI, Shingo KAWAI, Fumiyuki TERATANI, the late Yuji KAI/ 293
Photodiscoloration of Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) Sapwood I. Actual conditions upon photodiscoloration of woody parts

Fumio KAWAMURA, Hideo OHASHI, Shingo KAWAI, Fumiyuki TERATANI, the late Yuji KAI/ 301
Photodiscoloration of Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) Sapwood II. Structures of constituents causing photodiscoloration

Notes

Hiroya OHBAYASHI, Takayoshi SHIOKURA/ 308
Anatomical Characteristics of “Tobikusare” Sugi Wood

Takeshi IIMORI, Hiroshi YOSHIKAWA, Reiji KANEKO, Shoichi MIYAWAKI, Makoto MACHIDA, Kunichika MURAKAMI/ 313
Effects of Treatment Conditions on Treatment Times for Biobleaching by SKB-1152

Masakatsu MIURA, Ryutaro TANAKA/ 318
Refinement of Levoglucosan in Wood Pyroligneous Liquor

Proceeding of the Society 322


Volume 42, Number 4 (1996)

Original Articles

Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Kiyoshi SASAKI, Masamitsu OHTA/ 327
Deformation of Wood in a Biaxial Stress State I. Examination of the biaxial compression testing method

Reynolds OKAI, Shiro KIMURA, Hideyuki YOKOCHI/ 333
Dynamic Characteristics of the Bandsaw I. Self-excited vibration and washboarding during cutting

Satoru TSUCHIKAWA, Shigeaki TSUTSUMI/ 343
Application of Near Infrared Spectrophotometry to Wood II. Behavior of irradiated light in an aggregate of tracheids and directional characteristics of diffuse reflected and transmitted light

Takahisa NAKAI, Tomio TAKEMURA/ 354
Stress Analysis of the Through Tenon Joint of Wood under Torsion I. Measuements of shear stresses in the male by using Rosette gauges

Takahisa NAKAI, Tomio TAKEMURA/ 361
Stress Analysis of the Through Tenon Joint of Wood under Torsion II. Shear stress analysis of the male using the finite element method

Hiroshi WADA, Miwako BANNO, Eiji KAWASAKI, Toshihiro ARAI, Shoichi TEZUKA/ 369
Mechanical Properties of Composite Laminated Wood Composed of Z-S Treated Steel and Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) Wood

Heng XU, Chiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya NAKAO, Yoshihiko NISHINO, Hiroyuki KATAYAMA/ 376
Flexural and Shear Properties of Fiber Reinforced Plywood

Yutaka ISHIMARU, Osamu TANAKA/ 383
Adsorption of Resols onto Wood and the Effects of Adsorption Treatments on Some Properties of Wood

Shang-Tzen CHANG, Hong-Lin LEE/ 392
Protection of the Green Color of Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) Culms and Its Colorfastness after Treatment

Takafumi ITOH, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 397
Outdoor Exposure Tests of Wood Treated with Glyoxal Resins I. Influence of reaction temperature on changes of dimensional stabilities

Mariko YOSHIOKA, Tomoko MIYAZAKI, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 406
Plasticization of Cellulose Derivatives by Reactive Plasticizers I. Plasticization of cellulose acetate by kneading reaction using dibasic acid anhydrides and monoepoxides

Jin-Jie GE, Kokki SAKAI/ 417
Phenylurethane Formation from (+)-Catechin as a Model Reaction for Polyurethane Synthesis from Condensed Tannins

Note

Koji TAKABATAKE, Tomoyasu SAKUNO, Ikuo FURUKAWA, Toshinari KAWADA/ 427
Changes in the Enzymatic Production of the Mycelia of Pleurotus ostreatus in Media with Karamastu Water Extracts Added during the Early Growth Phase

Proceeding of the Society 432


Volume 42, Number 5 (1996)

Original Articles

Song-Yung WANG, Shu-Hua LIN/ 435
Effects of Plantation Spacings on the Quality of Visually Graded Lumber and Mechanical Properties of Taiwan Grown Japanese Cedar

Kazutoshi HAMAMOTO/ 445
Study on the Drilling of Wood by Low Frequency Vibratory Drills I. Effects of vibrating and drilling conditions on cutting resistance

Takao YAKOU, Tadashi OHTANI,Shigeru KITAYAMA/ 457
Comparison of Unidirectional and Reciprocating Abrasive Wear Properties in Aluminum and Katsura Wood

Satoshi SHIDA/ 464
Application of the Logistic Function for Drying Curves of Softwood Columns

Masaharu OHMI, Masaharu SUZUKI/ 469
Humidity Control Property of Hygroscopic Wood Composites

Hirofumi SAKUMA, Motoaki OKUMA/ 476
Development of New Systems for Glulam Timber Construction with Tightening Bolts I. Bending Properties of Glulam Timber Beams, Prestressed longitudinally by Tightening Bolts

Ji-You GU, Mitsuo HIGUCHI, Mitsuhiro MORITA, Chung-Yun HSE/ 483
Synthetic Conditions and Chemical Strictures of Urea-Formaldehyde Resins III. Molecular structure of resin synthesized by condensation under strongly acidic conditions

Kenji UMEMURA, Shuichi KAWAI, Yasushi MIZUNO, Hikaru SASAKI/ 489
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Thermo-setting Resin Adhesives II. Urea resin

Jia-Yi CHEN, Yuichi SHIMIZU, Mitsuo TAKAI, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 497
Effect of Kraft Cooking Conditions on Efficiency of Oxygen Delignification II. The structural characteristics of residual lignin in oxygen delignified pulp

Hidenori HIRASHIMA, Masashi SUMIMOTO/ 506
Fundamental Properties of Mechanical Pulp Lignins IV. Photostabilization of H2O2-bleached mechanical pulp sheets

Notes

Tadashi ISHII/ 515
Isolation and Characterization of a p-Coumaroyl Arabinoxylan Tetrasaccharide from Bamboo Shoot Cell Walls

Yupaporn SORNNUWAT, Charunee VONGKALUANG, Munezoh TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA, Kunio TSUNODA/ 520
Longevity of Soil Termiticides Weathered for 3-4 Years in Thailand under in-situ Observation and Laboratory Bioassay using Coptotermes gestroi Wasmann

Preliminary Report

Yoshifumi MIYAZAKI/ 532
Differences in Susceptibilities of Mites (Dermatophagoides farinae and Tyrophagus putrescentiae), Found in House Dust, to Exposures to Several Leaf Oils

Proceeding of the Society 534


Volume 42, Number 6 (1996)

Original Articles

Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 541
Analysis of the Yield Behavior of Wood under Combined Shear Stresses in Torsion Tests

Satoru NISHIO, Etsuo MARUI/ 546
Effect of Partial Hammering on the Lateral Vibration of a Circular Saw Blade during Sawing

Tomio TAKEMURA, Hiroshi NAKAGAWA, Kiyokatsu HASEGAWA, Yasutoshi SASAKI/ 557
Verification of a Structural Analysis of Framework-susing Three Dimensional Semi-Rigid-Stiffness Matrix

Tetsuji TSUJINO, Norio TAKEUCHI, Tadahiko KAWAI/ 565
Collapse Loads of Drift-Pinned Timber Joints Loaded Perpendicular to the Grain

Yoshiaki WAKASHIMA, Takuro HIRAI/ 574
Nail-Wood Bearing Properties I. Effects of initial gripped conditions of nails driven into wood

Ikuho IIDA, Shigekazu MORI, Yoshiaki NAKAMURA, Haruko SAKAI, Yuji IMAMURA/ 581
Liquid Penetration of Precompressed Wood V. Effects of cyclic loading, type of impregnated chemicals and annual ring angles on the uptake of water or oily solvents

Nobukazu OHBA, Yoshihiro TSUJIMOTO/ 589
Soiling of External Materials by Algae and Its Prevention I. Situation of soiling and identification of algae

Tsutomu SUZUKI, Koichi DEGUCHI, Minoru FUNAKI, Tetsuo YAMADA, Tsutomu IKEDA, Shuji HOSOYA/ 596
Hydrogasification of Wood for High Heating-Value Gas Production IX. HNO3-oxidation pretreatment of larch bark for iron-catalyzed hydrogasification

Notes

Shinya KOGA, Juichi TSUTSUMI, Kazuyuki ODA, Takaaki FUJIMOTO/ 605
Effects of Thinning on Basic Density and Tracheid Length of Karamatsu (Larix leptolepis)

Akiyoshi MISHIRO/ 612
Ultrasonic Velocity and Moisture Content in Wood II. Ultrasonic velocity and average moisture content in wood during desorption (1) Moisture content below the fiber saturation point

Seiji OHARA, Hirohide HUJIMORI/ 618
Polyphenols in Salix Species II. Polyphenols from the bark of Salix pet-susu Kimura

Preliminary Report

Yoshifumi MIYAZAKI/ 624
Effect of Hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata variety hondae) Wood Oil on the House Dust Mite (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus)

Proceedings of the Society 627


Volume 42, Number 7 (1996)

Review

Minoru TERAZAWA/ 629
Sawdust as an Artificial Soil Matrix. A Novel Composting System for Garbage

Original Articles

Xiuming DIAO, Takeshi FURUNO, Tohru UEHARA/ 634
Analysis of Cell Arrangements in Softwoods using Two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transform

S. E. Stanzl TSCHEGG, D. M. TAN, E. K. TSCHEGG/ 642
Mode II Fracture Tests on Spruce Wood

Ugai WATANABE, Misato NORIMOTO/ 651
Shirinkage and Elasticity of Normal and Compression Woods in Conifers

Wakatsu NAGADOMI, Yasuo KUROKI, Dwight A. EUSEBIO, Linfei MA, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 659
Rapid Curing of Cement-Bonded Particleboard II. Curing mechanism of cement with sodium hydrogen carbonate during steam injection pressing

Takafumi ITOH, Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 668
Outdoor Exposure Tests of Wood Treated with Glyoxal Resins II. Influences of mixtures of dipropylene glycol on deteriorations of dimensional stabilities

Kouji SAITO, Toshihiro OKABE, Yoshihiko INAMORI, Hiroshi TSUJIBO, Yoshiaki MIYAKE, Kyoichi HIRAOKA, Nakao ISHIDA/ 677
The Biological Properties of Monoterpenes Hypotensive effects on rats and anti-fungal activities on plant pathogenic fungi of monoterpenes

Yohsei KOHDZUMA, Kazuya MINATO, Yukio KATAYAMA/ 681
Relationships between Some Properties of Water-logged Woods

Tomonori AZUMA, Akira HARADA, Doolyi KIM, Yoh SAKUMA, Yasuo KOJIMA, Kiyoshi MIURA/ 688
Isolation of a Gene Specifically Expressed during Fruiting Body Differentiation in Flammulina velutipes

Notes

Kiyoharu FUKUDA, Yukako HISHIKAWA/ 693
Characteristics of Miscanthus sinensis and the Possibility of Its Utilization as a Lignocellulosic Resource

Shizuo NAGAHAMA, Masahiro TAJIMA, Keiji NISHIMURA/ 698
Chemotaxonomy of Ate (Thujopsis dolabrata) of Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture

Proceedimgs of the Society 703


Volume 42, Number 8 (1996)

Review

Shigehisa ISHIHARA/ 717
Recent Trend of Advanced Carbon Materials from Wood Charcoals

Original Articles

Jianbo HUANG, Chiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya NAKAO, Yoshihiko NISHINO/ 724
Fuzzy Control in the Band-Sawing Process II. Effects of fuzzy control on the feed-rate

Satoru TSUCHIKAWA, Shigeaki TSUTSUMI/ 733
Application of Near Infrared Spectrophotometry to Wood III. Behavior of reflected and transmitted light for parallel beam of incident light

Satoru TSUCHIKAWA, Misato TORII, Shigeaki TSUTSUMI/ 743
Application of Near Infrared Spectrophotometry to Wood IV. Calibration equations for moisture content

Shiro ARATAKE, Takanori ARIMA/ 755
Creep of Sugi Full Sized Members II. Behaviors under various loading conditions of loads and estimations by deformation models

Wakatsu NAGADOMI, Yasuo KUROKI, Dwight A. EUSEBIO, Linfe MA, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 762
Rapid Curing of Cement-Bonded Particleboard III. Effects of sodium hydrogen carbonate and some cement hardening accelerators

Wakatsu NAGADOMI, Yasuo KUROKI, Dwight A. EUSEBIO, Linfei MA, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 769
Rapid Curing of Cement-Bonded Particleboard IV. Sodium silicate as a fortifier during steam injection pressing

Jin-Jie GE, Kokki SAKAI/ 776
Decomposition of Polyurethane Foams Derived from Condensed Tannin I. Hydrolysis and aminolysis of model urethanes

Youngsin KIM, Akio KURAHASHI, Gyosuke MESHITSUKA/ 782
Characteristics of the Chemical Structure of Lignin in Fast-growing Poplar (Populus maximowiczii Henry)

Notes

Yoh SAKUMA, Tomonori AZUMA, Yoshiaki KATO, Yasuo KOJIMA, Kiyoshi MIURA/789
Cytokinin Induced mRNA in the Suspension Cultured Cell of Poplar (Populus nigra)

Kei’ichi BABA, Toshihiro ONA, Keiji TAKABE, Takao ITOH, Kazuya ITO/795
Chemical and Anatomical Characterization of the Tension Wood of Eucalyptus camaldulensis L.

Masatoshi SUGIMORI/ 799
Recognition of Knot Areas on Coniferous Wood by Light Reflection

Tohru UEHARA, Kazunobu HARADA, Kazuhisa KAMINODA, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI, Ikuo OHIRA/ 804
Effects of Corona Discharge Treatment on the Growth of Pleurotus ostreatus

Proceedings of the Society809


Volume 42, Number 9 (1996)

Review

Masahiro SAMEJIMA/ 811
Research Trend in Cellulase and Cellulose Biodegradation

Original Articles

Naohiro KURODA, Youki SUZUKI/ 817
Effects of Morphological Factors on the Electrical Behavior of Wood with the Presence of Free Water Current behavior from voltage reversals and tracheary elements

Rishun JIANG, Tetsuya NAKAO, Yoshihiko NISHINO, Chiaki TANAKA, Akira TAKAHASHI/ 825
Sound Transmission Loss Through a Wooden Rectangular Plate Measured by a Small Acoustical Box I. Sound transmission loss of a single wooden partition

Hiroyuki URAKAMI/ 832
Relationships between Dynamic Viscoelasticity of Mosochiku (Phyllostachys pubescens) and Intenrode Number, Age, and Specific Gravity

Chutaro KATO, Jamal SHEIKHAHMAD, John A. BAILEY, John S. STEWART/ 839
The Wear Characteristics of a Woodworking Knife with Chromium Plating IV. The optimum plating thickness for milling longleaf pine

Minoru ANDOH, Nobuhide TAKAHASHI, Nobuo YOSHIZAWA/ 845
Rupture of Pit Membranes and Quality Improvement in Sugi Logs by a Smoke-Heating System with Increased Radiation of Far Infrared Rays

Min ZHANG, Tamami KAWASAKI, Ping YANG, Takahisa HONDA, Shuichi KAWAI/ 854
Manufacture and Properties of Composite Fiberboard III. Properties of three-layered bamboo-wood composite boards and stress analysis by the Finite Element Method

Takeshi IIMORI, Reiji KANEKO, Shoichi MIYAWAKI, Makoto MACHIDA, Kunichika MURAKAMI/ 862
Oxidation of Veratryl Alcohol and Detection of Lignin-Peroxidase Activity in Biobleaching of Oxygen-Bleached Kraft Pulp by SKB-1152

Haruo KAWAMOTO, Sumi IWATSURU, Fumiaki NAKATSUBO, Koji MURAKAMI/ 868
Convenient Synthesis of Galloylglucoses

Kazuhiko FUKUSHIMA, Sayuri TAGUCHI, Naoyuki MATSUI, Seiichi YASUDA/1029
Heterogeneous Distribution of Monolignol Glucosides in the Stems of Magnolia kobus

Proceedings of the Society 1032


Volume 42, Number 11 (1996)

Review

Hiroo TANAKA/ 1035
Technical Survey on Polymer Additives for Papermaking

Original Articles

Shinjiro OGITA, Takafumi KUBO, Masami FUSHITANI/ 1042
Histological and Morphological Characteristics Related to Adventitious Bud Formation from Calli of Mature Embryos in Larix leptolepis

Masaki SUGIYAMA, Misato NORIMOTO/ 1049
Temperature Dependence of Dynamic Viscoelasticities of Chemically Treated Woods

Tadashi OHTANI, Takao YAKOU, Shigeru KITAYAMA/ 1057
Conditions and Origin of the Critical Grain Size Effect on the Abrasive Wear of Woods

Ahamed M. TARABIA, Fumio KAMIYA/ 1064
Analytical Seismic Response of Wood-Shear Walls Using Hysteresis Models of Nailed Joints

Takuya NISHIMURA, Motoaki OKUMA/ 1072
Development of Low Density Wood-Based Boards Considering the Distribution of Elements I. Distribution of elements for the purpose of efficient load communication

Min ZHANG, Shuichi KAWAI, Sulaeman YUSUF, Yuji IMAMURA, Hikaru SASAKI/1082
Manufacture of Wood Composites using Lignocellulosic Materials and Their Properties I. Improvement of bagasse particleboads dimensional stabilities by using a steam-injection press

Wakatsu NAGADOMI, Yasuo KUROKI, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 1090
Rapid Curing of Cement-Bonded Particleboard with Silica fume I. Effects of an additive for cement hydration during steam injection pressing

Tatsuhiko YAMADA, Hirokuni ONO, Seiji OHARA, Akira YAMAGUCHI/ 1098
Characterization of the Products Resulting from Direct Liquefaction of Cellulose I. Identification of intermediates and the relevant mechanism in direct phenol liquefaction of cellulose in the presence of water

Yoji NAKASHIMA, Jin-Jie GE, Kokki SAKAI/ 1105
Preparation and Characteristics of Low Density Polyurethane Foams derived from the Barks of Acacia mearnsii and Cryptomeria japonica

Shaoping CHEN, Hiroo TANAKA/ 1113
Study on the Mechanisms of the Improvements of Paper Strengths by Polymer Additives III. By N-chloropolyacrylamide using model compounds

Shizuo NAGAHAMA, Masato TAZAKI, Tomoaki SANETIKA, Keiji NISHIMURA, Masahiro TAJIMA/ 1121
Terpenoids of the Wood Oil of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) III. Components of Yakusugi

Shizuo NAGAHAMA, Masato TAZAKI, Hiromasa NOMURA, Keiji NISHIMURA, Masahiro TAJIMA, Yukimitu IWASITA/ 1127
Terpenoids of the Wood Oil of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) IV. Components of Form Yabukuguri

Note

Tatsuya HIRABAYASHI, Kazutaka ITOH, Sanro TACHIBANA, Tae OKI, Masahiro HIGASHI/ 1134
Screening of a Strain of Gibberella fujikuroi for Improved Microbial Conversion of (-)-Kaurene

Proceedings of the Society 1139


Volume 42, Number 12 (1996)

Review

Yutaka ISHIMARU/ 1145
Interaction between Wood and Organic Liquids

Original Articles

Takafumi KUBO, Sugio JYODO/ 1156
Some Characteristics of the Annual Ring Structure Related to Wood Density Variation in Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)

Peng CHENG, Tetsuya NAKAO, Yoshihiko NISHINO, Chiaki TANAKA, Hiroyuki YANO/ 1163
Vibrational Properties of Wood in Frequency Ranges Including Ultrasonic Waves. Frequency dependences of dynamic young’s modulus and loss tangent

Yoshitaka KUBOJIMA, Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA, Takeshi OKANO/
Examination of the Method of Measuring the Shear Modulus of Wood Based on the Timoshenko Theory of Bending

1170

Masashi NAKAMURA, Minoru MASUDA, Kaori IMAMICHI/ 1177
Description of Visual Characteristics of Wood Influencing Some Psychological Images

Ahamed M. TARABIA, Fumio KAMIYA/ 1188
Modeling of Mechanical Wood Joints Subjected to Cyclic and Monotonic Loadings

Takuro HIRAI, Yoshiaki WAKASHIMA/ 1195
Lateral Resistance and Fracture Modes of Nailed Timber Joints III. Numerical analyses of maximum lateral resistance of nailed timber-plywood joints

Wakatsu NAGADOMI, Yasuo KUROKI, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 1202
Rapid Curing of Cement-Bonded Particleboard with Silica fume II. Effects of autoclave curing on cement hydration

Mitsuro ISHIHARA, Masanobu NOJIRI, Noriko HAYASHI, Kazumasa SHIMIZU/ 1211
Isolation of Xylan from Hardwood by Alkali Extraction and Steam Treatment

Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Yu DING/ 1221
Amounts of Extractives from Pinus massoniana. Their Chemical Compositions, Miticidal Activities, and Growth Regulation Effects on Radish Seeds

Yoshito OHTANI, Minoru HAZAMA, Kazuhiko SAMESHIMA/ 1228
Crucial Chemical Factors for Termiticidal Activity of Hinoki Wood (Chamaecyparis obtusa) II. Variations in termiticidal activities among five individual samples of hinoki wood

Tatsuro OHIRA, Yoshinari KIKUCHI, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI/ 1234
Extractives of Taxus cuspidata I. Contents of Taxol and Its Related Compounds

Notes

Muh Yusram MASSIJAYA, Motoaki OKUMA/ 1243
Development of Boards Made from Waste Newspapers I. Production and fundamental properties of waste newspaper boards

Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA, Kunio TSUNODA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 1250
Degradation of Wood in the Digestive Tract of a Higher Termite, Nasutitermes takasagoensis (Shiraki) (Isoptera: Termitidae)

Iwao TOGASHI, Kiyoshi ITOH, Seiki GISUSI, Akira HARADA/ 1258
Fungal Contamination of Fruiting Houses for the Sawdust Based Cultivation of Lentinula edodes in Hokkaido and the Effects of Benomyl onTrichoderma spp. Growth

Proceedings of the Society 1264