Volume 39 (1993)
Volume 39, Number 1 (1993)
Original Articles
Recognition of Longitudina1 Knot Area by Light Reflection and Image Processing
Masatoshi SUGIMORI/ 1
Non-Destructive Inspection of Defects in Wood by Use of the Pulse-Echo Technique of Ultrasonic Waves I. Measurements of enclosed knots
Yasuyoshi KODAMA, Tameyuki AKISHIKA/ 7
Detection of Knots in Hinoki and Karamatsu Lumber by Thermography
Takeshi SADOH, Koji MURATA/ 13
The Detection of Knots Appearing on a Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Lamina Utilizing a One-Dimensiona1 CCD Sensor. On surface conditions and measuring speeds
Hiroshi WADA/ 19
Frictional Coefficients on the Knife Rake-Face in Orthogona1 Cutting of Bamboo Culms
Shigeru SUGIYAMA/ 24
Isocyanate-Inorganic Bonded Composites I. Tensile strength and scanning electron microscope observations of isocyanate-cement mixtures
Dwight A. EUSEBIO, Yuji IMAMURA, Shuichi KAWAI, Hikaru SASAKI/ 31
Synthetic Studies of Cellulose X. Selection of suitable starting materials for the convergent synthesis of cello-oligosaccharides
Takeshi NISHIMURA, Toshiyuki TAKANO, Fumiaki NAKATSUBO, Koji MURAKAMI/ 40
Distribution of Mineral Elements in the Stems of Sound and Wilt-Diseased Trees of Akamatsu (Pinus densliflora)
Takeshi FURUNO, Tohru UEHARA, Susumu JODAI/ 48
Fire Resistance of Glue-Laminated Timber I. Fire resistance of joints
Saburo UESUGI/ 58
Deterioration on Buried Wood and Characteristics of Soil around the Wood
Haruko SAKAI, Ichio NIOH/ 69
Notes
A Simplified Method of Calculating the Shear Strength of a Plywood-Sheathed Shear Wall with Openings I. Evaluation of the racking load of a shear wall without openings
Hideo SUGIYAMA, Tadashi MATSUMOTO/ 75
Chemical Modification of Wood Surfaces by Etherification IV. Benzylation with solvent-dilution and vapor-phase methods
Makoto KIGUCHI/ 80
Measurement of Free Radicals in Thermomechanical Pulp Containing Water, by Electron-Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
Hiroshi KABEYA/ 86
Selective Carbon 13-Enrichment of Side Chain Carbons of Rice Stalk Lignin Traced by Carbon 13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Yimin XIE, Noritsugu TERASHIMA/ 91
Degradation of Syringyl Lignin Model Polymer by Laccase of Coriolus versicolor
Shingo KAWAI, Hideo OHASHI, Takanori HIRAI, Hiroshi OKUYAMA, Takayoshi HIGUCHI/ 98
Preservative Effectiveness against Tyromyces palustris in Wood after Pre-Treatment with Chitosan and Impregnation with Chromated Copper Arsenate
Jong-Shin LEE, Ikuo FURUKAWA, Tomoyasu SAKUNO/ 103
Proceedings of the Society/ 109
Volume 39, Number 2 (1993)
Original Articles
Histological and Morphological Studies of Adventitious Bud Formation from the Callus of Poplar
Tomonori AZUMA, Kiyoshi MIURA, Keiji TAKABE/ 111
Generation Process of Growth Stresses in Cell Walls V. Model of tensile stress generation in gelatinous fibers
Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO, Takashi OKUYAMA, Masato YOSHIDA/ 118
Equilibrium Moisture Contents of Six Wood Species and Their Influences<
Song-Yung WANG, Chih-Lung CHO/ 126
Adaptive Control Optimization in Band Sawing III. Effects of depth workpiece and moisture content on acoustic emission signals, cutting force, sawed surface roughness and band-saw deviation
Chunrui ZHAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya NAKAO, Yoshihiko NISHlNO, Akira TAKAHASHI, Shigeto IKEDA/ 138
Humidity Control Efficiency of Low-Density Particleboards for Interior Walls I. Measurements in an airtight experimental room
Noboru SEKINO, Nobuhiro ASAKURA, Youichi WADA/ 144
Influences of Knots and Grooves on Psychological Images of Wood Wall-Panels
Masashi NAKAMURA, Minoru MASUDA, Mayumi INAGAKI/ 152
Production of Particleboards with a Steam-Injection Press V. Effects of particle geometry on temperature behaviors in particle mats and on air permeabilities of boards
Toshimitsu HATA, Shuichi KAWA1, Toru EBIHARA, Hikaru SASAKI/ 161
Production of Particleboards with a Steam-Injection Press VI. Effects of particle geometry on board properties
Toshimitsu HATA, Shuichi KAWAl, Toru EBIHARA, Hikaru SASAKI/ 169
Estimation of Bonding Strength of Wood Glued with Resorcinol Resin after Accelerated Aging Tests Utilizing Acoustic Emission
Gwo-Shyong HWANG, Shogo OKUMURA, Masami NOGUCHI/ 174
Dimensional Stability, Mechanical Properties, and Color Changes of a Low Molecular Weight Melamine-formaldehyde Resin Impregnated Wood
Masafumi INOUE, Shigeyuki OGATA, Masanobu NISHIKAWA, Yasushi OTSUKA, Shuichi KAWAI, Misato NORIMOTO/ 181
Hygroscopic, Vibrational, and Biodeterioration Characteristics of Medium-Density Fiberboard Treated with Formaldehyde
Kazuya MINATO, Sulaeman Yusuf, Yuji IMAMURA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 190
Multiphase Materials with Lignin X. A novel graft copolymer with hydroxyalkyl lignin
Akio TAKEMURA, Wolfgang G. GLASSER/ 198
Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping I. Lignin products from straw
Ke-Li CHEN, Hironori ITOH, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 206
Lignin Biosynthesis in Woody Angiosperm Tissues I. Lignification and peroxidase activity stimulated in water-stressed Populus callus cultures
Yuii TSUTSUMI, Kokki SAKAI/ 214
Cellulose Metabolism of the Symbiotic Protozoa in Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) I. Effect of degree of polymerization of cellulose
Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Kunio TSUNODA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 221
Cellulose Metabolism of the Symbiotic Protozoa in Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) II. Selective defaunation of protozoa and its effect on cellulose metabolism
Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Kunio TSUNODA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 227
Notes
Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Materials II. Enzymatic saccharification of holocellulose treated with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride
Yusuke EDASHIGE, Tadashi ISHII, Tadakazu HIROI/ 231
Extractives of Abies mariesii Masters II. The efficient extraction of maltol using supercritical fluid, and its antifungal and plant growth regulation effects
Tatsuro OHIRA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI/ 237
Proceedings of the Society/ 243
Volume 39, Number 3 (1993)
Original Articles
Dielectric Relaxation of Water Adsorbed on Wood II.
Misato NORIMOTO, Guangjie ZHAO/ 249
Uniaxial Modelling of Vibrational Properties of Chemically Modified Wood
Hiroshi AKITSU, Joseph GRIL, Misato NORIMOTO/ 258
Piezoelectric Behaviors of Wood during Compression Tests
Takahisa NAKAI, Tomio TAKEMURA/ 265
Simulation Study on Stress Wave Velocity in Wood above Fiber Saturation Point
Nobuo SOBUE/ 271
High-Frequency Electric-Power Vacuum-Drying of Wood VI. Gas permeability during vacuum drying and drying characteristics of various species
Yoshiaki TANIGUCHI, Shigeru NISHIO/ 277
Vacuum-Drying with High-Frequency Heating of Sugi Logs. Variations of internal stresses in drying for red-heart and black-heart logs
Jun-ichi KAWABE, Kazuyuki SAKAMOTO, Noboru FUJIMOTO, Yoshihiro MATAKI/ 284
Mechanical Properties of Low-Density Particleboard. Modulus of rigidity and lateral nail-resistance
Atsuhiko SUEMATSU, Motoaki OKUMA/ 293
Wood-Inorganic Composites Prepared by Sol-Gel Process II. Effects of ultrasonic treatments on preparation of wood-inorganic composites
Koji OGISO, Shiro SAKA/ 301
Wood-Inorganic Composites Prepared by Sol-Gel Process III. Chemically-modified wood-inorganic composites
Shiro SAKA, Yoshikazu YAKAKE/ 308
Improvement of the Durability of Wood with Acryl-High-Polymer V. Adsorption of hydrophilic acrylic polymer onto wood swollen with acetone
Taira FUJIMURA, Morimasa INOUE, Takeshi FURUNO, Yuji IMAMURA, Susumu JODAI/ 315
Variations of the Chemical Compositions of Terpenes in Needle Oils among Tree Individuals
Sadanobu KATOH, Tohru UEHARA, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI/ 322
The Formation of Ring-Opened Compound from (+)-Catechin by BF3 Catalyst
Tohoru MITSUNAGA, Isao ABE, Teruyasu NOGAMI/ 328
14C Concentrations in Tree Stems I.
Yoji KIKATA, Hitoshi YONENOBU, Fumio MORISHITA, Yoshiaki HATTORI, Sri Nuguroho MARSOEM/ 333
Fire Resistance and Penetration of the Surface Slits of Larch Columns
Saburou UESUGI/ 338
Termite Resistance Test of Hardwoods of Kochi Prefecture Growth III. Analyses of termiticidal activity values obtained from different termite tests with nine chemicals
Ha-Young KANG, Kazuhiko SAMESHIMA, Norio TAKAMURA/ 345
Influences of Various Factors on Oxaloacetase Activity of the Brown-Rot Fungus Tyromyces Palustris
Yasumi AKAMATSU, Munezoh TAKAHASHI, Mikio SHIMADA/ 352
Notes
High-Frequency Electric-Power Vacuum-Drying of Wood V. Change of pressure in wood during drying
Yoshiaki TANIGUCHI, Shigeru NISHIO/ 357
Gluing Properties of High-Density Hardwoods
Gwo-Shyong HWANG, Jung-Lei TANG, Masami NOGUCHI/ 363
Affinity Chromatography of GIycosidases on Crosslinked Methacrylaimide Copolymer Bearing Glycamine
Takashi WATANABE, Masaaki KUWAHARA/ 368
Proceedings of the Society/ 374
Volume 39, Number 4 (1993)
Original Articles
Method of Determining the Mean Microfibril Angle of Wood over a Wide Range by the Improved Cave’s Method
Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO, Takashi OKUYAMA, Masato YOSHIDA/ 375
Free-Free Beam Vibrations of Wood with Moisture Gradients IV. Simulations of changes in natural frequencies during moisture absorption using a three-dimensional diffusion model
Yoshihiko NISHINO, Tetsuya NAKAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Akira TAKAHASHI/ 382
Effects of Edge Wear on Machinability in Wood Cutting by a Small Diameter Bit with Numerically Controlled Router
Shiro ARATAKE/ 389
Veneer Cutting of Softwoods II. Cutting of knots by a knife with a back microbevel
Masayuki NAGAI, Jun KOBAYASHI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 396
The Wear Characteristics of a Woodworking Knife with a Vanadium Carbide Coating only on the Back Surface I. The influences of the wood species on the self-sharpening characteristics
Chutaro KATO/ 406
Analysis of the Humidistat Effect of Wood in a Ventilated Room
Takeshi SADOH, Mayumi KUROIWA/ 412
Viscous-Viscoelastic Models for Creep of Nailed Joints. Using plywood, particleboard and medium density fiberboard as sheathing materials
Sang Sik JANG, Yoshiyasu FUJIMOTO, Yoshihiro MATAKI/ 418
Bearing Loads of Wood Glue Joints Under Fire I. Effects of adherend thicknesses and adhesive types on fire endurance
Qian WANG, Shuichi KAWAI, Shigehisa ISHIHARA, Hikaru SASAKI/ 428
Oligoesterified Woods Based on Anhydride and Epoxide IX. Decay and termite resistances of oligoesterlfied woods
Koichi MURAKAMI, Hideaki MATSUDA, . Minoru UEDA, Jae Yun RYU, Yuji IMAMURA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 436
Liquefaction of Wood without a Catalyst I. Time course of wood liquefaction with phenols and effects of wood/phenol ratios
Sejin PU, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 446
Liquefaction of Wood without a Catalyst II. Weight loss by gasification during wood liquefaction, and effects of temperature and water
Sejin PU, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 453
Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping II. Comparison of rice straw and wood lignins upon a non-stirring oxidation with NaOH-oxygen
Ke-Li CHEN, Hironori ITOH, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 459
Chemical Structures of Hydrochloric Acid Lignin V. Physical and chemical properties of red pine hydrochloric acid lignin
Yukihiko IWASE, Seiichi YASUDA/ 465
Treatment of Kraft Bleaching Effluents by Lignin-Degrading Fungi I. Decolorization of kraft bleaching effluents by the lignin-degrading fungus IZU-154
Seon-Ho LEE, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI, Tomoaki NISIDA, Yoshimasa TAKAHARA/ 470
The Chemistry of Color Changes in Kiri Wood (Paulownia tomentosa Steud.) III. A new caffeic acid sugar ester from kiri wood
Michikazu OTA, Toshifumi AZUMA, Susumu ONODERA, Kenzoh TANEDA/ 479
Effects of Molecular Weight and Some Other Properties of Resins on the Biological Resistance of Phenolic Resin Treated Wood
Jae Yun RYU, Yuji IMAMLJRA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI, Hiromu KAJITA/ 486
Extracellular Substance from the White-Rot Basidiomycete Irpex lactcus for Production and Reduction of H2O2 during Wood Degradation
Hiromi TANAKA, Taeko HIRANO, Akio ENOKI/ 493
Proceedings of the Society/ 500
Volume 39, Number 5 (1993)
Original Articles
Enzymatic Degradation of Cell Walls in the Xylem Developing Zone
Noriko HAYASHI, Tomoyuki FUJII, Kazumasa SHIMIZU/ 503
Changes of Fiber Shapes during Fiber Differentiation in Hardwoods I. Three-dimensional analysis of fiber shapes in keyaki and tochinoki
Takeshi FUJIWARA/ 509
The Effects of Tracheid Diameter and Wall Thickness on the Surface Roughness of Sugi Veneer
Tsutomu TAKANO, Nobuyuki KINOSHITA, Takeshi FUJIWARA/ 514
Recognition of Wood Cutting Conditions through Cutting Sounds I. Effects of tool system’s stiffness and tool wear on the generation of sound in cutting parallel to the grain
Kazuyuki NAGATOMI, Katsuhiko YOSHIDA, Kaoru BANSHOYA, Yasuhide MURASE/ 521
Analysis of the Wood Slicing Mechanism along the Grain II. The transitive condition of fracture type from advanced check to bending rupture
Satoru OHYA, Masamitsu OHTA, Takeshi OKANO/ 529
Wood Cutting by a Numerically Controlled Router VI. Automatic selecting system for appropriate machining conditions for groove cutting
Takao YOSHIMATSU, Shigeru NODA, Tadaaki HANAOKA/ 535
Thermographic Detection of Starved Joints of Wood
Yiruo XU, Shogo OKUMURA, Masami NOGUCHI/ 544
Properties of Compressed Laminated Veneer Lumber Produced by Steam pressing
Shuichi KAWAI, Qian WANG, Hikaru SASAKI, Mitsuhiko TANAHASHI, Chikayoshi OHOTA/ 550
Predicting Moisture Content Changes of Wood Exposed to Daily Temperature and Humidity Changes
Takeshi SADOH, Masahiro YAMAZOE/ 555
Combinations of Wood and Silicate III. Some properties of wood-mineral composites using the water glass-boron compound system
Takeshi FURUNO, Tohru UEHARA, Susumu JODAI/ 561
Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping III. Structural analysis of non-stirred oxidized rice straw lignin and wood lignin
Ke-Li CHEN, Hironori ITOH, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 571
Electron Spin Resonance Studies of the Grinding of Cellulosic Materials
Hiroshi KABEYA/ 578
Analysis of Lignin by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography II. Effect of borosilicate glass fibers on pyrolysis product composition
Ken-ichi KURODA, Kokki SAKAI/ 584
Notes
Effects of Stress Concentration on the Bending Strength Properties and Acoustic Emissions of Laminated Wood Beams Having End Joints
Hee-Seop BYEON, Masami FUSHITANI, Masahiro SHIMADA, Go MATSUFUJI, Keiichi SATO/ 590
Human Response to Wooden Floor Vibration caused by Walking
Noboru NAKAMURA/ 598
Electrical Properties of Cyanoethylated Wood Meal and Cyanoethylated Cellulose
Nobuyuki HIRAI, Mitsuhiro MORITA, Youki SUZUKI/ 603
Production of Gibberellins from (-)-Kaurene with a Bio-Reactor by Microbial Conversion with Gibberella fujikuroi
Kazutaka ITOH, Sanro TACHIBANA, Toshinari ONOGI, Minoru KUBOTA, Masahiro HIGASHI/ 610
Proceedings of the Society/ 616
Volume 39, Number 6 (1993)
Original Articles
Compositions of Lignin Building Units and Neutral Sugars in Oak Xylem Tissue
Arata YOSHINAGA, Minoru FUJITA, Hiroshi SAIKI/ 621
Machining Performance of a Router Bit in the Peripheral Milling of Wood I. Effects of the radial rake angle of the peripheral cutting-edge on the cutting force and machine-surface roughness
Masayuki KOMATSU/ 628
Influences of Element and Joint Qualities on the Bending Properties of Metal-Plate Wood-Trusses
Yasutoshi SASAKI, Hidehiko FUMOTO/ 636
Thermal Properties of Stainless Steel-Fiber/Wood-Particle Composites I. Production and fundamental properties of stainless steel-fiber/wood-particle composites
Tatsuya SHIBUSAWA, Satoshi SHIDA, Motoaki OKUMA/ 642
Acceleration of the Cure of Phenolic Resin Adhesives III. Kinetics of the curing reaction (2)
Shin-ichiro TOHMURA, Mitsuo HIGUCHI, Isao SAKATA/ 650
Improvement of the Durability of Wood with Acryl-High-Polymer VI. Polymer adsorption on piezoelectric quartz crystal coated with carboxymethyl cellulose
Taira FUJIMURA, Takeshi FURUNO, Yuji IMAMURA, Susumu JODAI/ 658
Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen pulping IV. Comparison of rice straw and wood lignins oxidized with NaOH-oxygen with stirring
Ke-Li CHEN, Hironori ITOH, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 667
Degradation of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex (LCC) by Wood-Rotting Fungi II. Structural analysis of degraded lignin-carbohydrate complex
Sho-ichi TSUJIYAMA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Keizo OKAMURA/ 674
Enzymatic Conversion of Apigenin to 3′,8-Dimer Type Bisflavonoid
Kazutaka ITOH, Sanro TACHIBANA, Masashi SUMIMOTO/ 684
Enzymatic Conversion of Flavonoids to Their Methyl Ethers by an Extracellular Crude Enzyme Solution from Phanerochaete chrysosporium
Kazutaka ITOH, Sanro TACHIBANA, Masashi SUMIMOTO/ 691
Preparation and Regeneration of Protoplasts of Edible Mushrooms II. The Genus Pleurotus
Fumio EGUCHI, Miyato HIGAKI/ 700
Acceleration of the Growth of Tricholoma matsutake Mycelium by a Fraction of Sulphite Pulping Waste
Kazunari INABA, Toyokazu YOSHIDA, Toshio MITSUNAGA, Tetsuo KOSHIJIMA/ 710
Notes
An Application of the Pinning Method to the Marking of the Differentiating Zone and to the Estimation of the Time Course of Annual Ring Formation in Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica)
Tadashi NOBUCHI, Takuo FUJISAWA, Hiroshi SAIKI/ 716
Measurements of Acoustic Emissions in Wood Cutting with a Super Surfacer II. Effects of cutting speed and bias angle on acoustic emission characteristics in cutting parallel and perpendicular to the grain
Yasuhide MURASE, Satoshi HARADA, Masanori YOSHITSUGU/ 724
Effect of Corona Discharge Treatment on Beech Wood Meal
Tohru UEHARA, Haruhiko NISHIMURA, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI, Isao SAKATA/ 729
Preliminary report
Structural Study on Lignin by Ozonation. The erythro and threo ratio of the b-O-4 structure indicates how lignin polymerizes
Yuji MATSUMOTO, Kazumori MINAMI, Atsushi ISHIZU/ 734
Proceedings of the Society/ 737
Volume 39, Number 7 (1993)
Review
Growth Stresses in Tree
Takashi OKUYAMA/ 747
Original Articles
Ultrasonic Propagation and the Mechanism of Water Absorption in Woods
Harue SAKAI, Kenshiro TAKAGI/ 757
Deviations of Kerf by Handsaws I. Cutting resistance of paraffin on a single model tooth
Seiii HIRATA, Takeshi OKANO, Masamitsu OHTA/ 763
Cutting of Wood under Controlled Stress Field I. Effect of the lateral compression forces
Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 770
Vibration Characteristics of a Rotating Circular Saw III. Non-linear vibration and coupled vibration
Hideyuki YOKOCHI, Satoru TSUCHIKAWA, Shiro KIMURA/ 776
Vibration Characteristics of a Rotating Circular Saw IV. Non-linear resonant frequency
Hideyuki YOKOCHI, Satoru TSUCHIKAWA, Shiro KIMURA/ 783
Predicting Moisture Content Fluctuations of Wood Accompanying the Weather and Seasonal Changes of Atmosphere
Masahiro YAMAZOE, Takeshi SADOH/ 788
Acoustic Emissions from Plywood in Shear by Tension Loading
Hiroyuki OHTSUKA, Shogo OKUMURA, Masami NOGUCHI/ 795
Compressive Properties and Biodegradabilities of Polyurethane Foams Derived from Condensed Tannin
Jin-Jie GE, Kokki SAKAI/ 801
Degradation of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex (LCC) by Wood-Rotting Fungi III. Structural analysis of water-soluble materials in liquid culture of Coriolus versicolor
Sho-ichi TSUJIYAMA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Keizo OKAMURA/ 807
Enzymatic Synthesis of Lignin Model b-Glycosides from Xylan by the Transxylosyl Reaction of Lyophyllum ulmarium b-Xylanase
Yoshihiko AMANO, Ichirou FUJITA, Tsunetomo MATSUZAWA, Mitsuo OKAZAKI, Takahisa KANDA/ 814
Stereoselcctive Synthesis of a Condensed Tannin Using Neighboring Group Participation
Haruo KAWAMOTO, Norifumi TANAKA, Fumiaki NAKATSUBO, Koji MURAKAMI/ 820
Production of New Species of Edible Mushrooms by Protoplasts Fusion Method II. Analysis of the mycelia and basidiospores of a fusant between Pleurotus osyrecatus and Agrocybe cylindracea
Fumio EGUCHI, Toshio FUKUZUMI, Miyato HIGAKI/ 825
Notes
Variation of the Modulus of Toughness and Wind Resistance of Taiwan-Grown Japanese Cedar Originatcd by Seed and Vegetative Reproduction
Song-Yung WANG, Chih-Ming CHIU/ 831
Bending Fatigue Properties of Sloped Finger-Joints
Shigeaki KAWAHARA, Masami FUSHITANI, Mitsumasa MORI/ 837
Sensory Evaluation of Essential Oils and Their Components
Yoshifumi MIYAZAKI, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Shigeo KOBAYASHI/ 843
Determination of Substituent Distribution of DMSO-Soluble Portion of Acetylated Wood Meal by 13C-NMR Spectroscopy
Makoto OHKOSHI, Atsushi KATO/ 849
Interspecific Protoplast Fusion between Some Pleurotus Species using Auxotrophic Mutants
Takashi TAKEHARA, Atsushi KUMATA, Shigeru AONO/ 855
Preliminary Report
Enzymatic Formation of Oxalic Acid from Glyoxylic Acid with Cell-Free Extracts of Tyromyces palustris
Yasumi AKAMATSU/ 860
Proceedings of the Society/ 863
Volume 39, Number 8 (1993)
Review
Large Compressive Deformation in Wood
Misato NORIMOTO/ 867
Original Articles
Wood Characteristics and Genetic Variations in Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) II. Variation in growth ring components among plus-trees clones and test stands
Yoshitake FUJISAWA, Sadaaki OHTA, Masahiro TA JIMA/ 875
Bending Creep Behaviors of Laminated Wood Models with Acetylated Laminae under Changing Moisture Conditions
Masayuki OZAWA, Masami FUSHITANI, Takafumi KUBO/ 883
Suppression of the Whistling Noise in Circular Saws Using a Newly-Developed High-Damping Alloy
Nobuaki HATTORI, Keisuke ANDO, Shigeru KITAYAMA, Kazumi NAKASHIMA/ 891
Veneer Cutting with a Floating Bar III. Optimum horizontal opening in floating bar
Edi Suhaimi BAKAR, Jun KOBAYASHI, Masayuki NAGAI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 897
Measuring the Properties of Standing Trees with Stress Waves III. Evaluating the properties of standing trees for some forest stands
Naomichi NANAMI, Noboru NAKAMURA, Takanori ARIMA, Motoaki OKUMA/ 903
Vibrating Properties of Middle-Storied Wooden Structures II. Vibrating analysis of four-storied model structures with asymmetrically sheathed walls
Shiro NAKAJIMA, Takanori ARIMA/ 910
Vibrating Properties of Middle-Storied Wooden Structures III. Vibrating analysis of full-scale three-storied conventional house
Shiro NAKAJIMA, Takanori ARIMA, Noboru NAKAMURA/ 917
A Simplified Method of Calculating the Shear Strength of a Plywood-Sheathed Shear Wall with Opening II. Analysis of the shear resistance and deformation of a shear wall with openings
Hideo SUGIYAMA, Tadashi MATSUMOTO/ 924
Combined Liquefaction of Wood and Starch in a Polyethylene Glycol/Glycerin Blended Solvent
Yaoguang YAO, Mariko YOSHIOKA, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 930
Extractives of Neolitsea sericea. A new hydroxy steroidal ketone, and other compounds from the heartwood of Neolitsea sericea
Mahesh C. SHARMA, Tatsuro OHIRA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI/ 939
Management and Maintenance of Homes against Damage III. The case of wooden houses in Akita Prefecture
Yoko HIKITA/ 944
The Role of Carboxyl Proteinase in the Maturation of Basidiospores of Lentinus edodes Fruiting Bodies
Takao TERASHITA, Kohei ODA, Mihoko TSUJI, Kentaro YOSHIKAWA, Jiko SHISHIYAMA, Sawao MURAO/ 951
Notes
L-Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase Activities in Cell Suspension Cultures of Eucalyptus polybractea I. Effects of inoculum densities and conditioned medium on L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activities
Tamami TERADA, Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Yoshimasa SABURI/ 958
An Activating Effect of Phenolic Compounds on the Bioconversion of a Lignin Model Compound into Its Xyloside by Coriolus versicolor
Ryuichiro KONDO, Hikari YAMAGAMI, Kokki SAKAI/ 963
Selection of High-Yield Strains among Regenerants from Mutagenic Protoplasts of Pleurotus ostreatus
Takashi TAKEHARA, Atsushi KUMATA, Shigeru AONO/ 967
Proceedings of the Society/ 972
Volume 39, Number 9 (1993)
Review
Nondestructive Testing of Wood
Nobuo SOBUE/ 973
Original Articles
Strength Properties of Two-Ply Laminated Lumber II. Modulus of rupture in flatwise bending
Tomoyuki HAYASHI, Atsushi MIYATAKE, Tsutomu TAKANO, Tohru HOSHI/ 980
Bending Strength Distribution of Laminated-Veneer-Lumber for Structural Use
Tomoyuki HAYASHI, Shirou OSHIUMI/ 985
Measurement of the Shear Moduli of Wood by the Torsion of a Rectangular Bar
Hiroshi YOSHIHARA, Masamitsu OHTA/ 993
Veneer Cutting of Softwoods III. Influence of cutting direction to ray or annual ring on the veneer quality
Masayuki NAGAI, Jun KOBAYASHI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 998
Veneer Cutting of Softwoods IV. Influence of varied depths of cuts, cutting directions to pith and shapes of knife edges on the veneer quality
Masayuki NAGAI, Jun KOBAYASHI, Hisashi FUKUI/ 1005
Biomechanical Motion Analysis and Classification by Type Diagram of Japanese Planing Motion
Akinori YAMASHITA, Ken CALHOUN, Kazutoshi OHTANI/ 1012
Creep of Nail-Plate-Jointed Glulams and Solid Glulams under Changing Humidity
Soon-Il HONG, Takanori ARIMA/ 1020
A Monte Carlo Simulation of the Effective Lateral Resistance of Multiple Bolted Timber Joints with Lead Hole Clearances Subjected to Axial Forces
Takuro HIRAI/ 1027
Production of Boards Made from Waste Polyethylene-Laminated Paper Chips and Wood Particles
Akira ITO, Hiroaki SAKURAI, Shigehiko SUZUKI, Fuiiichi SAITO/ 1036
Improvement of the Durability of Wood by Acryl-High-Polymer VII. Biological resistance of acrylic-copolymer treated wood
Taira FUJIMURA, Jae Yun RYU, Yuji IMAMURA, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI/ 1042
Non-Chlorine Bleaching of Kraft Pulps I. Evaluation of ozone-polysaccharide reactions in ozone bleaching
Takao KISHIMOTO, Fumiaki NAKATSUBO, Koji MURAKAMI/ 1049
Occurrence of Endo-1,4-b-glucanase Activities in Suspension-Cultured Poplar Cells during Growth
Shingo NAKAMURA, Takahisa HAYASHI/ 1056
Radical Sulfonation of Lignin IV. Behavior of water-soluble lignins in aqueous solutions
Masasuke WATANABE, Gyosuke MESHITSUKA, Atsushi ISHIZU/ 1062
Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping V. 13C NMR analysis of stirred oxidized rice straw lignin and wood lignin
Ke-Li CHEN, Jisuke HAYASHI/ 1069
Terpenoids of Wood Oil of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica). Peculiarities of obisugi variety
Shizuo NAGAHAMA, Masato TAZAKI/ 1077
Variations of Chemical Compositions of Terpenes Emitted from Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) Seedlings by Ethylene
Sadanobu KATOH, Tohru UEHARA, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI/ 1084
Notes
Treatment of Kraft Bleaching Effluents by Lignin-Degrading Fungi II. Detection of nucleic acid constituents in the effluent treated with the lignin-degrading fungus IZU-154
Seon-Ho LEE, Shuichi MURATA, Ryuichiro KONDO, Kokki SAKAI, Tomoaki NISHIDA, Yoshimasa TAKAHARA/ 1089
Monokaryotic Fruiting of Pleurotus ostreatus
Takashi TAKEHARA, Atsushi KUMATA, Shigeru AONO/ 1095
Proceedings of the Society/ 1100
Volume 39, Number 10 (1993)
Review
Surface Modification of Wood
Hiroshi KUROSU/ 1105
Original Articles
Trace Elements in the Stems of Trees V. Comparisons of radial distributions among softwood stems
Naoki OKADA, Yukio KATAYAMA, Tadashi NOBUCHI, Yutaka ISHIMARU, Atsushi AOKI/ 1111
Trace Elements in the Stems of Trees VI. Comparisons of radial distributions among hardwood stems
Naoki OKADA, Yukio KATAYAMA, Tadashi NOBUCHI, Yutaka ISHIMARU, Atsushi AOKI/ 1119
Wood Properties of Japanese Cedar Originated by Seed and Vegetative Reproduction in Taiwan VI. Compression and bending properties
Song-Yung WANG, Chih-Ming CHIU/ 1128
The Large Compressive Deformation of Wood in the Transverse Direction I. Relationships between stress-strain diagrams and specific gravities of wood
Yi-xing LIU, Misato NORIMOTO, Toshiro MOROOKA/ 1140
Humidity Control Efficiency of Low-Density Particleboards for Interior Walls II. Measurement of EMC and calculation of moisture capacities
Noboru SEKINO, Nobuhiro ASAKURA/ 1146
Flexural Properties of Glulam Parallel-Chord Trusses Whose Nodal Points are Composed of Shear-Plate Connectors and Whose Diagonal Joints are Composed of Drift-Pins
Kohei KOMATSU, Shigeto FUKUTOME, Norio KAWAMOTO, Noriyuki KANAYA/ 1152
Moisture Adsorption Characteristics of Medium-Density Fiberboard and Its Raw Wood Fiber Treated with Formaldehyde
Kazuya MINATO/ 1162
The Formation of Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans during Chlorine Bleaching I. The effect of ethanol extraction of unbleached kraft pulp
Zensaku ABE, Pierrre O. LJUNGQUIST, Filipe de SOUSA, Knut P. KRINGSTAT/ 1169
The Formation of Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans during Chlorine Bleaching II. The effect of lignin on the chlorine substitution reaction of dibenzofuran
Zensaku ABE, Pierrre O. LJUNGQUIST, Filipe de SOUSA, Knut P. KRINGSTAD/ 1175
Universal Mathematical Model for Pulping Processes. Model for kraft pulping
Vlado MASURA/ I180
Graft-Copolymerization of 2-(Perfluorooctyl) ethyl Acrylate onto Cellulose
Hiroaki MATSUI, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 1188
Properties of Cellulosc Grafted with 2-(Perfluorooctyl) ethyl Acrylate
Hiroaki MATSUI, Nobuo SHIRAISHI/ 1194
Fire Resistance of Glued-Laminated Timber II. Bending properties of beams laminated with aqueous polymer isocyanate adhesive under fire exposure
Saburo UESUGI, Atsushi MIYATAKE, Norio KAWAMOTO/ 1201
Proceedings of the Society/ 1208
Volume 39, Number 11 (1993)
Review
Present Status and Future Perspectives of Wet End Chemistry
Fumihiko ONABE/ 1211
Original Articles
Changes of Fiber Shapes during Fiber Differentiation in Hardwoods II. Three-dimensional shapes of wood fibers in sendan and variation of cross sectional dimensions of fibers measured on a transverse section of the wood
Takeshi FUJIWARA/ 1219
Mechanical Responses of Wood to Repeated Loading VI. Energy-loss partitioning scheme to predict tensile fatigue lifetime
Mitsuhiro KOHARA, Takashi OKUYAMA/ 1226
Sawing Performances of Band Saws Treated with New Filing Methods I. Accuracy of kerf width and sawing force
Kohji MURATA, Katsumi NISHIMURA, Yuji IKAMI, Minoru EBIHARA/ 1231
Sawing Performances of Band Saws Treated with New Filling Methods II. Power consumption in sawing, sawing accuracy, and roughness of sawn surface
Kohji MURATA, Katsumi NISHIMURA, Yuji IKAMI, Minoru EBIHARA/ 1239
Vibration of Circular Saws during Cutting II. Effect of slots on vibration
Hideyuki YOKOCHI, Hirofumi NAKASHIMA, Shiro KIMURA/ 1246
Analysis of Machined Surfaces with Digital Image Processing I. Effect of grain angle in numerical control router machining
Hidehiro KAMATA, Tadahiko KANAUCHI/ 1253
Hysteretic Properties of Nailed Timber-Plywood Joints under Cyclic Loading I. Static cyclic loading test
Yoshiaki WAKASHIMA, Takuro HIRAI/ 1259
Isocyanate-Inorganic Bonded Composites II. Shortening the pressing time of cement bonded particleboard
Dwight A. EUSEBIO, Shuichi KAWAI, Yuji IMAMURA, Hikaru SASAKI/ 1267
Syntheses and Structural Analyses of Cocondensed Resins from Urea and Methylolphenols
Bunichiro TOMITA, Chung-Yun HSE/ 1276
Wood Plastic Composite I. Theoretical maximum monomer loading and limiting strength
Takashi TANIGUCHI/ 1285
Effect of Grinding on Bound Water in Cellulosic Materials
Hiroshi KABEYA/ 1291
Change of Rice Straw Lignin with NaOH-Oxygen Pulping VI. Carbohydrates in lignin fractions oxidized with NaOH-oxygen
Ke-Li CHEN,Jisuke HAYASHI/ 1298
Notes
Lateral Resistance and Fracture Modes of Nailed Timber Joints II. In the case of load direction is perpendicular to the grain directions of the timber members
Tetsuji TSUJINO, Takuro HIRAI/ 1307
Formate and Oxalate Esters in Lignin Obtained from Bagasse Degraded by Lentinus edodes
Takefumi HATTORI, Jun-ichi KAJIHARA, Hiroyuki SHIRONO, Yoshiki YAMAMOTO, Mikio SHIMADA/ 1317
Cellulose Metabolism of the Symbiotic Protozoa in Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera : Rhinotermitidae) III. Utilization of non-natural celluloses
Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Kunio TSUNODA, Munezoh TAKAHASHI/ 1322
Preliminary Report
An Advanced Method of Tensioning Circular Saws Using Shot Peening
Masami NOGUCHI, Makihito YANO, Jiro UMETSU, Isao MATSUMOTO/ 1327
Proceedings of the Society/ 1329
Volume 39, Number 12 (1993)
Review
Bleaching of Kraft Pulp with Hemicellulase
Atsushi ISHIZU/ 1335
Original Articles
The Sound Velocities and Moduli of Elasticity in the Moisture Desorption Process of Sugi Wood
Noboru NAKAMURA, Naomichi NANAMI/ I341
Free-Free Beam Vibrations of Wood with Characteristic Distributions along the Length. Relationships between the distributions of the vapor phase acylation with maleic anhydride along the lengths of the beams and the natural frequencies
Yoshihiko NISHINO, Takashi FUJIMOTO, Tetsuya NAKAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Akira TAKAHASHI/ 1349
Adaptive Control Optimization in Band-Sawing IV. The development of adaptive control optimization systems and sawing with them
Chunrui ZHAO, Chiaki TANAKA, Tetsuya NAKAO, Yoshihiko NISHINO, Akira TAKAHASHI/ 1356
A Novel Technique for Tensioning Circular Saws Using Induction Hardening
Jiro UMETSU, Masami NOGUCHI, Isao MATSUMOTO/ 1363
Metallographic Structure of Circular Saws Heat-Treated by Induction Hardening and Hardness in Their Cross-Sections
Jiro UMETSU, Masami NOGUCHI, Isao MATSUMOTO/ 1371
Hysteretic Properties of, Nailed Timber-Plywood Joints under Cyclic Loading II. Application of the generalized theory of a beam on an elastic foundation
Yoshiaki WAKASHIMA, Takuro HIRAI/ 1377
Lateral Strengths of Drift-Pin Joints in Perpendicular to the Grain Loadings III. Estimation of yield loads by european yield theory
The late Norio KAWAMOTO, Kohei KOMATSU, Masaki HARADA/ 1386
Deflection Analysis of Glulam Semi-Rigid Portal Frame Subjected to Long-Term Load
Kohei KOMATSU, The late Norio KAWAMOTO, Masaki HARADA/ 1393
Degradation of Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex (LCC) by Wood-Rotting Fungi IV. Enzymic splitting of bondings between hemicellulose and lignin via quinone methide by Coriolus versicolor
Sho-ichi TSUJIYAMA, Jun-ichi AZUMA, Keizo OKAMURA/ 1404
Extractives of Short-Rotation Hardwood Species I. Phenolics of the wood of Salix sachalinensis Fr. Schm.
Hakiu LEE, Naoki WATANABE, Takashi SASAYA, Shuji OZAWA/ 1409
Effect of Wood Vinegars on Germination and Radicle Growth of Seed Plants
Tohru UEHARA, Yoshiaki HORIO, Takeshi FURUNO, Susumu JODAI/ 1415
Extraction of Volatile Compounds from Coniferous Woods with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Fumio TERAUCHI, Tatsuro OHIRA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Toshimasa OHGAMA, Hiroyuki AOKI, Tsutomu SUZUKI/ 1421
Headspace Volatiles from Woods and Essential Oils
Fumio TERAUCHI, Tatsuro OHIRA, Mitsuyoshi YATAGAI, Toshimasa OHGAMA, Hiroyuki AOKI, Tsutomu SUZUKI/ 1431
Extractives of Chosenia arbutifolia A. Skvortz I. Neolignans from the wood of Chosenia arbutifolia
Yasuhiro HASHIMOTO, Shuii OZAWA, Takashi SASAYA/ 1439
Availability of Enokitake Mushroom, Flammulina velutipes, Cultural Waste for Use as a Substrate in the Sawdust-Based Cultivation of Shiitake, Lentinus edodes
Shoji OHGA, Shintaro YANO, Kesayoshi KIRA/ 1433
Fire-Resistant Carbon Based-Board Materials III. Thermal decomposition of constituents of particleboards overlaid with graphite-phenolic spheres
Isamu IDE, Shigehisa ISHIHARA, Hisato HIGUCHI, Masanobu NISHIKAWA/ 1449
Proceedings of the Society/ 1458>