This collection of comprehensive reviews describes the present knowledge of the enzyme mechanisms involved in the biodegradation of wood and wood components, cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin by both fungi and bacteria. The extensive knowledge, presented in this volume, was developed in laboratories world-wide over the last few decades and constitutes the foundation for present and future biotechnology in the pulp and paper industry.

Forest tree biotechnology

Microorganisms and enzymes involved in the degradation of plant fiber cell walls
Lignin
Fungal delignification and biomechanical pulping of wood
Solving pitch problems in pulp and paper processes by the use of enzymes or fungi
Reduction of organochlorine compounds in bleach plant effluents
Hemicellulases in the bleaching of chemical pulps
Using enzymes in pulp bleaching: Mill applications
Biotechnology for solving slime problems in the pulp and paper industry.