Oxidative degradation of archaeological wood and the effect of alum, iron and calcium salts
Abstract Oxygen consumption measurement was used to study potential oxidative degradation reactions occurring in wooden artefacts from the Viking age Oseberg collection in Norway. Model samples of fresh birch were impregnated with iron, calcium and alum salts to mimic concentrations of such compound...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Heritage Science |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00377-0 |