Impact of iron(II) and oxygen on degradation of oak - Modeling of the Vasa wood

Holzforschung

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 649-655

  Norbakhsh, Shahin ^a   Bjurhager, Ingela ^b   Almkvist, Gunnar ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Degradation; Iron compounds; Oxalic acid; Oxygen consumption; Polyethylene glycol; Vasa; Waterlogged wood

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; OXALIC ACID; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WARSHIPS; WOOD;

CELLULOSE DEGRADATION; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; VASA; WATERLOGGED WOODS; WOOD DEGRADATION;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

DEGRADATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; OXALIC ACID; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL;

EID: 84922476756     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2013-0197     Document Type: Article

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