Inhibiting the inevitable; current approaches to slowing the deterioration of plastics

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 238, Issue , 2006, Pages 67-77

  Shashoua, Yvonne ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adsorbent; Degradation; Plastics; Preventive conservation

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONSERVATION; DEGRADATION; DETERIORATION; NITROCELLULOSE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

ACIDIC BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS; CELLULOSE NITRATES; MUSEUM COLLECTIONS; PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION;

PLASTICS;

CELLULOSE NITRATE; CONSERVATION; DEGRADATION; HUMIDITY; PLASTICS;

EID: 33745149360     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: 15213900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200650610     Document Type: Conference Paper

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