Degradation of 'Lumarith' cellulose acetate: Examination and chemical analysis of a salesman's sample kit

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-105

  Tsang, Jia Sun ^a   Madden, Odile ^a   Coughlin, Mary ^b   Maiorana, Anthony ^c   Watson, Judy ^a   Little, Nicole C ^a   Speakman, Robert J ^a  

^a MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; INJECTION MOLDING; THERMOPLASTICS;

CELANESE; CELLULOSE ACETATES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COLOR SAMPLES; CURRENT LEVELS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VIRGINIA;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

CELLULOSE ACETATE; CHEMICALS; DEGRADATION; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 69549122282     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2009.54.2.90     Document Type: Article

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