Cellulose degradation in the vasa: The role of acids and rust

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 308-313

  Dedic, Dina ^a   Iversen, Tommy ^a,b   Ek, Monica ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid hydrolysis; Cellulose; Degradation; Iron; Neutralization; Oak wood; Oxalic acid; Vasa; Waterlogged wood

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSIS; NEUTRALIZATION; OAK WOOD; VASA; WATERLOGGED WOODS;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC ACIDS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; TIMBER; WARSHIPS;

OXALIC ACID;

EID: 84889677835     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047058412Y.0000000069     Document Type: Article

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