Organic Materials in Art and Archaeology

Organic Mass Spectrometry in Art and Archaeology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-36

  Colombini, Maria Perla ^a   Modugno, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino malonic aldehyde oxidative degradation of serine, phenylalanine and cysteine; Ceresine white end product of fossil wax ozokerite purification; Identifying natural substances and degradation products; Mass spectrometric based techniques in cultural heritage field; Natural organic materials in paint binders, adhesives, waterproofing materials; Natural waxes lipid materials and long chain carboxylic acid esters; Organic dyes and synthetic polymers; Organic materials in art and archaeology; Organic materials in artistic and archaeological objects; Polysaccharide materials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856237874     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470741917.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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