The characterization of commercial artists' alkyd paints

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 412-419

  Ploeger, Rebecca ^a   Scalarone, Dominique ^a   Chiantore, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Alkyd paints; Artists' paints; Characterization; FTIR ATR; THM GC MS

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349110041     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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