Thermal degradation chemistry of archaeological pine pitch containing beeswax as an additive

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 111, Issue , 2015, Pages 254-264

  Duce, Celia ^a   Orsini, Sibilla ^a   Spepi, Alessio ^a   Colombini, Maria Perla ^a   Tiné, Maria Rosaria ^a   Ribechini, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; FOOD PRODUCTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXTURES; WAXES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS; DEGRADATION CHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGIES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR INFORMATION; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 84921368327     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2014.10.020     Document Type: Article

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