Characterisation of archaeological waterlogged wood by pyrolytic and mass spectrometric techniques

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 654, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-34

  Łucejko, Jeannette J ^a   Modugno, Francesca ^a   Ribechini, Erika ^a   del Río, José C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Archaeological wood; Carbohydrates; Direct exposure electron ionization mass spectrometry; Lignin; Pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PYROLYSIS; AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL WOOD; CHARACTERISATION; DEGRADATION PATTERNS; DEMETHYLATION; DIRECT EXPOSURE ELECTRON IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; GUAIACYL; MASS SPECTRA; MASS SPECTRAL; MINIMAL SAMPLE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PY-GC/MS; PYROLYSIS-GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; PYROLYSIS-GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY (PY-GC/MS); SOUND WOODS; SPECTROMETRIC TECHNIQUES; SYRINGYL LIGNIN UNITS; WATERLOGGED WOODS; WET-CHEMICAL PROCEDURE;

BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); IONIZATION OF GASES; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SHIPS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

WOOD;

LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DEMETHYLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; WATERLOGGING; WOOD;

ARCHAEOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PYRROLES; WOOD;

CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAVIMETRY; LIGNINS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WOOD;

FAGUS; ULMUS;

EID: 70349980741     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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