Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a suitable technique in the study of the materials used in waterproofing of archaeological amphorae

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 598, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-127

  Font, J ^a   Salvado N ^a   Buti S ^a   Enrich, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b ArqueoCat SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colophony; Diterpenoid resin; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Pitch; Roman and Iberian amphorae

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROABIETIC ACID (DHAM); DITERPENOID RESINS; RESINOUS MATERIALS; ROMAN AND IBERIAN AMPHORAE;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS SCIENCE; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

WATERPROOF COATINGS;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; METHYL DEHYDROABIETIC ACID; RESIN; TAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

AMPHORA;

EID: 34547811038     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2007.07.021     Document Type: Article

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