Electrochemical identification of bronze corrosion products in archaeological artefacts. A case study

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 351-359

  Doménech Carbó, Antonio ^a   Doménech Carbó, Maríateresa ^b   Martínez Lázaro, Isabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bronze; Copper hydroxychlorides; Corrosion; SEM EDX; Voltammetry of microparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 48149115522     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-007-0839-3     Document Type: Article

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