Direct exposure electron ionization mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry techniques to study organic coatings on archaeological amphorae

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 675-687

  Colombini, Maria Perla ^a   Modugno, Francesca ^a   Ribechini, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphorae; Direct exposure electron ionization mass spectrometry; Diterpenes; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Natural resins; Pitch; Tar

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; OXIDATION; RESINS;

DIRECT EXPOSURE ELECTRON IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC MATERIALS; RESINOUS MATERIALS; RETENE;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

15 HYDROXY 7 OXODEHYDROABIETIC ACID; 15 HYDROXYDEHYDROABIETIC ACID; 7 OXODEHYDROABIETIC ACID; ABIETANE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; DEHYDROABIETIC ACID; METHYL DEHYDROABIETATE; NORABIETATETRAENE; NORABIETATRIENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RESIN; RETENE; TETRAHYDRORETENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DIRECT EXPOSURE ELECTRON IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; EGYPT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PINACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; WOOD;

ARCHAEOLOGY; DITERPENES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TARS;

PINACEAE; ROMAN;

EID: 19544364524     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.841     Document Type: Article

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