Cork

Biology, Production and Uses

By: Helena Pereira

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Hardcover | 29 March 2007

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ocesses in Perception ocesses in Perception ormation and Growth of Cork
Ch. 2: The Structure of Cork
Ch. 3: The Chemical Composition of Cork
Part II: Cork Production
Ch. 4: The Cork Oak
Ch. 5: Th e Extraction of Cork
Ch. 6: The Management of Cork Producti on
Ch. 7: The Sustainability of Cork Oak Forests
Part III: Cork Properties
Ch. 8: Macroscopic Appearance and Quality
Ch. 9: Physical Properties and Moisture Relatio ns
Ch.10: Mechanical Properties
Part IV: Cork Processing and Products
Ch.11: Post-Harvest Processing
Ch.12: Products of Natural Cork
Ch.13: Cork Agglom erates and Composites
Part V: Wine and Corks
C h.14: Bottling and Types of Cork Stoppers
Ch.15: The Qualit y of Cork Stoppers
Ch.16: Wine and Cork
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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Cork biology	p. 5
The formation and growth of cork	p. 7
The structure of cork	p. 33
The chemical composition of cork	p. 55
Cork production	p. 101
The cork oak	p. 103
The extraction of cork	p. 127
The sustainable management of cork production	p. 145
Colour plates
Cork properties	p. 161
Macroscopic appearance and quality	p. 163
Density and moisture relations	p. 187
Mechanical properties	p. 207
Surface, thermal and other properties	p. 227
Cork processing and products	p. 241
Cork products and uses	p. 243
Production of cork stoppers and discs	p. 263
Cork agglomerates and composites	p. 239
Wine and cork	p. 305
Index	p. 329
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