Characterisation of archaeological waterlogged wood from Herculaneum by pyrolysis and mass spectrometry

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 142-149

  Tamburini, Diego ^a   Lucejko, Jeannette Jacqueline ^a   Modugno, Francesca ^a   Colombini, Maria Perla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical pyrolysis; Archaeological waterlogged wood; Degradation; Herculaneum Conservation Project

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PYROLYSIS; ARCHAEOLOGICAL WOODS; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CONSERVATION PROJECTS; DEGRADATION PATHWAYS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL APPROACHES; PYROLYSIS-GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY (PY-GC/MS); WATERLOGGED WOODS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION; DEGRADATION; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; ROOFS;

WOOD;

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; FUNGUS; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; INSECT; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; POLYSACCHARIDE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; PYROLYSIS; ROOF; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATERLOGGING; WOOD;

ARCHEOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; LIGNINS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PYROLYSIS; WOOD;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; VESUVIUS;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84888059200     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.06.024     Document Type: Article

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