Analysis of plant gums and saccharide materials in paint samples: Comparison of GC-MS analytical procedures and databases

Chemistry Central Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lluveras Tenorio, Anna ^a   Mazurek, Joy ^b   Restivo, Annalaura ^a   Colombini, Maria Perla ^a   Bonaduce, Ilaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; GC MS of saccharide materials; Paint binders; Saccharide materials database

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867199875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1752153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-153X-6-115     Document Type: Article

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