Effect of Degradation on Wood Hygroscopicity: The Case of a 400-Year-Old Coffin

Effect of Degradation on Wood Hygroscopicity: The Case of a 400-Year-Old Coffin

The hygroscopicity and thermodynamic properties of <i>Pinus sylvestris</i> L. wood from a coffin allegedly holding the remains of famous Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616) were studied using the 15 °C and 35 °C isotherms fitted to the Guggenheim–Anderson–de Boer mode...

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Main Authors: Alberto García-Iruela, Luis García Esteban, Francisco García Fernández, Paloma de Palacios, Alejandro B. Rodriguez-Navarro, Luis Gil Sánchez, Reza Hosseinpourpia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
archaeological wood
FTIR-ATR
GAB
isotherms
sorption
XRD-technique
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/7/712

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