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    Extractive content determination
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    Week 1: 21 - 27 July - Introduction
    Identifying functional groups
    Week 1: 21-28 July - Composition and structure of wood cells
    Quiz (Composition and structure of wood cells)
    Week 2; 28July - Aug 3: Composition and analysis of wood components
    Quiz (Composition and analysis of wood components)
    Week 3; 04-10 August: Carbohydrate Chemistry
    Carbohydrate Chemistry Quiz
    Week 3; 04-11 August: Cellulose
    Cellulose Quiz
    Week 4: 14-18 August: Polyoses (Hemicelluloses)
    Polyoses (Hemicelluloses) Quiz
    Week 4: 21-27 August: Extractives
    Extractives Quiz
    Week 3/4: 28 August - 3 September: Lignin
    Lignin Quiz
    Week 5: 15-21 September: Distribution of Components within the Cell Walls
    Quiz (distribution of components within cell walls)
    Week 5: 16-22 September: Wood reaction under acidic conditions
    Quiz (Wood reaction under acidic condistions)
    Week 5: 16-29 September: Wood Reactions under alkaline media
    Quiz (Wood reaction under alkaline media)
    Week 6: 29 Sep to 6 October: Chemical Pulping
    Quiz (Chemical pulping)
    Week 7: Until 19 October: Mechanical pulping
    Week 7: Until 19 October: Microbial and enzymatic degradation.
    Quiz (Microbial and enzymatic degredation)
    Week 7:Week 7: Until 19 October: Biorefinery
    Quiz (Biorefinery)
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