The use of thermal analysis methods for authentication and conservation state determination of historical and/or cultural objects manufactured from leather

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 439-450

  Budrugeac, P ^a   Cucos, Andrei ^a   Miu, Lucreţia ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MICROTECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR TEXTILES AND LEATHER   (Romania)

Author keywords

Damage assessment; Historical objects; Leathers; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TREATMENT; DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; DETERIORATION DEGREE; DYNAMIC SCANNING; HISTORICAL OBJECTS;

DAMAGE DETECTION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; LEATHER; TANNING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79958257873     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-010-1183-0     Document Type: Article

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