Analytical pyrolysis with in situ thermally assisted derivatisation, Py(HMDS)-GC/MS, for the chemical characterization of archaeological birch bark tar

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 219-223

  Ribechini, Erika ^a   Bacchiocchi, Manuel ^a   Deviese, Thibaut ^b   Colombini, Maria Perla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeological adhesives; Birch bark tar; Py(HMDS) GC MS; Suberan; Suberin

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

BIRCH BARK TAR; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; HEXAMETHYLDISILAZANE; PY(HMDS)-GC/MS; SOLVENT SOLUBLE FRACTION; SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS; SUBERAN; SUBERIN;

TAR;

EID: 79954593474     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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