Nanoparticles of calcium hydroxide for wood deacidification: Decreasing the emissions of organic acid vapors in church organ environments

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-213

  Giorgi, Rodorico ^a   Chelazzi, David ^a   Fratini, Emiliano ^a   Langer, Sarka ^b   Niklasson, Annika ^c   Rådemar, Maria ^b   Svensson, Jan Erik ^c   Baglioni, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Calcium hydroxide; Corrosion; Formic acid; Nanoparticle; Organ pipe; VOC; Wood deacidification

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749085159     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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