SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - Department of Chemistry

 

FCH 571:“Polymer Science:

"Wood Chemistry”

Spring Semester - 2006


 

INSTRUCTOR:Dr. William T. Winter

Office:215 Edwin C. Jahn Laboratory

Telephone:(315) 470-6876

Email:wtwinter@syr.edu


 

Meeting time:

Tu,Th F 5:00-6:20 PM, 135 Baker

Office Hours:

Afternoons or by appointment (call or email for appt)

Holidays:

Mar 12-19- Spring Break, F Apr.14 (Easter Break),

Assignments:

Midterm Exam - 55 Minute Written Exam – Th 3/9 -35% of grade

 

Final Exam - 2 hr  Written Exam – Apr 4 - 40% of grade

 

Term Paper/ oral presentation – Due Apr 6 - 15% of grade

 

Oral Presentation of Term Paper (Week of 12/5) - 5% of grade

 

Class Participation/Quizzes/ Homework - 10% of grade

Text:

Sjostrȫm,  Eero (1993)  Wood Chemistry:  Fundamentals and Applications, 2nd Edn.  Academic Press,  New York.  ISBN:  0-12-647481-8

Also material on reserve in Moon Library or internet links.

Synopsis:

Two hours of lecture. Introduction to carbohydrate chemistry. Chemistry of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin. Cellulose derivatives. Distribution of polysaccharides and lignin in wood. Wood extractives. Chemistry of bark. Formation of heartwood. Wood as a chemical raw material. Spring.
 

Prerequisites: 

One or two semesters of a three-credit undergraduate course in organic chemistry.

Schedule:

The Tentative FCH571  Lecture Schedule for Spring 2006 is available.


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William T. Winter <:wtwinter@syr.edu>