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This page provides some of the background information
for those interested in the scientific details of cellulose/paper degradation
and on the use of chemiluminescence in the studies of polymer durability.
For background information please see:
Matija Strlic, Jana Kolar (Eds.):
"Ageing and stabilisation od paper"
National and University Library (2005)
| Some of the project-related or often cited scientific papers on cellulose/paper degradation and chemiluminescence, in the order of publication date, are listed below. | |
| Matija Strlic and Jana Kolar: Size exclusion chromatography of cellulose in LiCl/N,N-dimethylacetamide. Review J. Biochem. Biophys. Meth. 56 (2003) 265-279 |
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| Matija Strlic, Drago Kocar, Jana Kolar, Jozef Rychly, Boris Pihlar: Degradation of pullulans of narrow molecular weight distribution - the role of aldehydes in the oxidation of polysaccharides Carbohydrate Polymers 54 (2003) 221-228 |
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| A. Baranski, A. Konieczna-Molenda, J. M. Lagan, L. M. Proniewicz: Catastrophic room temperature degradation of cotton cellulose Restaurator 24 (2003) 36-45 |
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| A. Baranski, R. Dziembaj, A. Konieczna-Molenda, J. M. Lagan, S. Walas: The effect of aluminum sulfate on acid degradation of cellulose Przemysl chemiczny 82 (2003) 1109-1112 |
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| A. Baranski, T. Lojewski, K. Zieba: Acidic Books in Poland Proceedings of the International Conference “Chemical Technology of Wood, Pulp and Paper”, September 17.-19. 2003, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, pp. 398-401 |
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| T. Lojewski, J. Gucwa: Can Newsprint Benefit from the Neschen Deacidification Treatment? Proceedings of the International Conference “Chemical Technology of Wood, Pulp and Paper”, September 17.-19. 2003, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, pp. 408-411 |
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| M. Bertrand, G. Weber, B. Schoefs: Metal determination and quantification in biological material using particle-induced X-ray emission TRAC 22 (2003) 254-262 |
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| Matija Strlic and Jana Kolar:
Evaluating and enhancing paper stability - the needs and recent trends Postpr. 5th EC Conf. 'Cultural Herit. Res.: Pan-Eur. Challenge', Cracow, Poland, May 16-18 2002, pp. 79-86 |
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| D. Kocar, M. Strlic,
J. Kolar, B. Pihlar: A new method for determination of hydroperoxides in cellulose Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 374 (2002) 1218-1222 |
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| Jozica Dolenc, Boris Sket and Matija Strlic: Are quinone methides responsible for yellowing of paper in light? Tetrahedron Letters 43 (2002) 5669-5671 |
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| J. Malesic,
J. Kolar, M. Strlic: Effect of pH and Carbonyls on the Degradation of Alkaline Paper Restaurator 23 (2002) 145-153 |
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| R. Stol, J. L. Pedersoli
Jr., H. Poppe, W. T. Kok: Application of size exclusion electrochromatography to the microanalytical determination of the molecular mass distribution of celluloses from objects of cultural and historical value Anal. Chem. 74 (2002) 2314-2320 |
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| Jozef Rychlý,
Matija Strlic, Lyda Matisová-Rychlá and Jana Kolar:
Chemiluminescence from paper I. Kinetic analysis of thermal oxidation of cellulose Polymer Degradation and Stability 78 (2002) 357-367 |
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| Lecon Woo,
Craig Sandford, Henk Blom and Y. Samuel Ding: Use of a CCD imager for simultaneous DSC-chemiluminescence and multiple sample polymer degradation studies Thermochimica Acta 392-393 (2002) 23-27 |
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| L. M. Proniewicz,
C. Paluszkiewicz, A. Weselucha-Birczynska, A. Baranski, D. Dutka: FT-IR and FT-Raman study of hydrothermally degraded groundwood containing papers J. Mol. Struct. 614 (2002) 345-353 |
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| P. Calvini, A. Gorassini: FTIR - Deconvolution spectra of paper documents Restaurator 23 (2002) 1-66 |
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| P. Calvini, A. Gorassini: The degrading action of iron and copper on paper - A FTIR-deconvolution analysis Restaurator 23 (2002) 205-221 |
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| T. Corrales,
F. Catalina, C. Peinado, N. S. Allen and E. Fontanc: Photooxidative and thermal degradation of polyethylenes: interrelationship by chemiluminescence, thermal gravimetric analysis and FTIR data Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 147 (2002) 213-224 |
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| M. Bicchieri, S. Ronconi, F. P. Romano, L. Pappalardo, M. Corsi, G. Cristoforetti, S. Legnaioli, V. Palleschi, A. Salvetti, E. Tognoni: Study of foxing stains on paper by chemical methods, infrared spectroscopy, micro-X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and laser induced breakdown spectroscopy Spectrochimica Acta Part B 57 (2002) 1235-1249 |
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| A. Baranski: Ageing Kinetics of Cellulose and Paper Restaurator 23 (2002) 77-88 |
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| H. Hakkanen, J. Houni, S. Kaski and J. E. I. Korppi-Tommola: Analysis of paper by laser-induced plasma spectroscopy Spectrochim. Acta B 56 (2001) 737-742 |
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| L. M. Proniewicz, C. Paluszkiewicz, A. Weselucha-Birczynska, H. Majcherczyk, A. Baranski, A. Konieczna: FT-IR and FT-Raman study of hydrothermally degradated cellulose J. Mol. Struct. 596 (2001) 163-169, Sp. Iss. |
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| Matija Strlic,
Jana Kolar, Boris Pihlar, Jozef Rychlý, Lyda Matisová-Rychlá: Initial degradation processes of cellulose at elevated temperatures revisited - chemiluminescence evidence Polymer Degradation and Stability 72 (2001) 157-162 |
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| S. Margutti, G. Conio, P. Calvini, E. Pedemonte: Hydrolytic and oxidative degradation of paper Restaurator 22 (2001) 67-83 |
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| Jana Kolar,
Matija Strlic and Boris Pihlar: New colourimetric method for determination of hydroxyl radicals during ageing of cellulose Analytica Chimica Acta 431 (2001) 313-319 |
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| R. E. Press: Observations on the foxing of paper Int. Biodeter. Biodegrad. 48 (2001) 94-97 |
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| Matija Strlic,
Jana Kolar and Boris Pihlar: Some preventive cellulose antioxidants studied by an aromatic hydroxylation assay Polymer Degradation and Stability 73 (2001) 535-539 |
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| E. Franceschi
D. Palazzi and E. Pedemonte: Thermoanalytical contribution to the study on paper degradation. Characterisation of oxidised paper J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. 66 (2001) 349-358 |
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| B. Wagner, E. Bulska, T. Meisel
and W. Wegscheider: Use of atomic spectrometry for the investigation of ancient manuscripts J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom. 16 (2001) 417-420 |
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| M. Ali, A.
M. Emsley, H. Herman, R. J. Heywood: Spectroscopic studies of the ageing of cellulosic paper Polymer 42 (2001) 2893-2900 |
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| S. Soares, N. M. P. S. Ricardo,
F. Heatley and E. Rodrigues: Low temperature thermal degradation of cellulosic insulating paper in air and transformer oil Polym. Int. 50 (2001) 303-308 |
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| J. Rychlý, Lyda Matisová-Rychlá,
P. Tiemblo, J. Gomez-Elvira: The effect of physical parameters of isotactic polypropylene on its oxidisability measured by chemiluminescence method. Contribution to the spreading phenomenon Polym. Degrad. Stab. 71 (2001) 253 |
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| Matija Strlic,
Jana Kolar, Boris Pihlar, Jozef Rychlý, Lyda Matisová-Rychlá:
Chemiluminescence during thermal and thermo-oxidative degradation of cellulose European Polymer Journal 36 (2000) 2351-2358 |
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| J. L. Pedersoli Jr.,
F. J. Ligterink, G. di Pietro: Browning of paper - Fluorescence changes accompanying the discoloration of artificially aged paper PapierRestaurierung 1 (2000) 47-54 |
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| J. Rychlý,
L. Rychla, M. Strlic: Kinetic aspects of chemiluminescence response to periodic changes of temperature during thermal treatment of cellulose Polymer International 49 (2000) 981-986 |
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| F. Konoma,
X. Cai, Z. Osawa: Chemiluminescence from the thermal and photo-oxidation of several wood pulps Polymer Degrada Polymer Degradation and Stability 69 (2000) 105-111 |
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| J. L. Pedersoli: Effect of cellulose crystallinity on the progress of thermal oxidative degradation of paper J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 78 (2000) 61-66 |
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| Henrik Tylli,
Ingegerd Forsskahl, Carola Olkkonen: The effect of heat and IR radiation on the fluorescence of cellulose Cellulose 7 (2000) 133-146 |
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| Henk Porck:
The Rate of Paper Degradation. The Predictive Value of Artificial Ageing Tests ECPA, Amsterdam, 2000 |
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| Henk J. Porck,
Rene Teygeler: Preservation Science Survey Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington & ECPA, Amsterdam, 2000 |
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| B. Lánská,
L. Matisová-Rychlá, J. Broek and J. Rychlý:
Chemiluminescence of polyamides II. Luminescence accompanying thermooxidation of lactam-based polyamides related to the content of end-groups of molecules Polymer Degradation and Stability 66 (1999) 433-444 |
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| A. Baranski: On the usefulness of Campbell's concept of the rate-determining step Solid State Ionics 117 (1999) 123-128 |
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| Karin Jacobson,
Gunnar Färnert, Bengt Stenberg, Björn Terselius, Torbjörn
Reitberger: Stress-induced chemiluminescence instrument for the study of oxidation of polymers subjected to stress Polymer Testing 18 (1999) 523-531 |
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| Lev Zlatkevich,
Donald J. Burlett: Chemiluminescence in studying the thermal oxidation of rubber compounds Polymer Degradation and Stability 65 (1999) 53-58 |
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| L. Achimsky,
L. Audouin, J. Verdu, L. Rychlá, J. Rychlý: The effect of oxygen pressure on the rate of polypropylene oxidation determined by chemiluminescence European Polymer Journal 35 (1999) 557-563 |
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| K. L. Kato,
R. E. Cameron: A Review of the Relationship Between Thermally-Accelerated Ageing of Paper and Hornification Cellulose 6 (1999) 23-40 |
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| J. L. Pedersoli, Jr.: The Development of Micro-Analytical Methodologies for the Characterisation of the Condition of Paper Pre-prints of the 9th International Congress of IADA, 16-21 August 1999, M. S. Koch (Ed.), Copenhagen, 1999, 107-114 |
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| J. Kolar, M.
Strlic, G. Novak, B. Pihlar: Aging and stabilization of alkaline paper Journal of Pulp and Paper Science 24 (1998) 89-94 |
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| Elena Selli,
Pier Luigi Beltrame, Giovanni Testa, Anna Maria Bonfatti, Elena Rossi,
Alberto Seves: Kinetic studies on the accelerated aging of cellulosic materials Die Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 257 (1998) 63-69 |
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| S. Soares,
G. Camino, S. Levchik: Effect of metal carboxylates on the thermal decomposition of cellulose Polymer Degradation and Stability 62 (1998) 25-31 |
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| Stephen W.
Bigger, John Scheirs, Giovanni Camino: An investigation of the kinetics of cellulose degradation under non-isothermal conditions Polymer Degradation and Stability 62 (1998) 33-40 |
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| D. Slawinska,
J. Slawinski: Chemiluminescence of cereal products II. Chemiluminescence spectra Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence 13 (1998) 13-19 |
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| B. Lánská,
L. Matisová-Rychlá, J. Rychlý: Chemiluminescence of polyamides: I. Luminescence accompanying autoxidation of lactams and thermolysis of lactam hydroperoxides Polymer Degradation and Stability 61 (1998) 119-127 |
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| D. R. Kohler,
C. Kröhnke: Chemiluminescence as an industrial test method for antioxidant effectiveness in polyolefins - 1. Fundamental considerations Polymer Degradation and Stability 62 (1998) 385-393 |
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| A. J. Gronroos,
M. Pitkanen, M. Vuolle: Radical formation in peroxide-bleached kraft pulp Journal of Pulp and Paper Science 24 (1998) 286-290 |
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| Gustav Ahlblad,
Bengt Stenberg, Björn Terselius, Torbjörn Reitberger:
Imaging Chemiluminescence Instrument for the Study of Heterogeneous Oxidation Effects in Polymers Polymer Testing 16 (1997) 59-73 |
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| P. Calvini, E. ranceschi, D. Palazzi, P. F. Rossi: Interactions between paper and adsorbed molecules - A preliminary study and some experimental results Journal of Thermal Analysis 49 (1997) 573-580 |
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| Stefan J. H. F. Arts,
Erwin J. M. Mombarg, Herman van Bekkum, Roger A. Sheldon:
Hydrogen peroxide and oxygen in catalytic oxidation of carbohydrates and related compounds Synthesis-Stuttgart (1997) 597-613 |
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| Jana Kolar:
Mechanism of Autoxidative Degradation of Cellulose Restaurator 18 (1997) 163-176 |
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| M. E. Conti: The content of heavy metals in food packaging paper boards: an atomic absorption spectroscopy investigation Food Research International 30 (1997) 343-348 |
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| A. M. Emsley,
R. J. Heywood, M Ali, C. M. Eley: On the kinetics of degradation of cellulose Cellulose 4 (1997) 1-5 |
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| P. Calvini, E. Franceschi, D. Palazzi: Artificially induced slow-fire in sized papers: FTIR, TG, DTA and SEM analyses Science and Technology for Cultural Heritage 5 (1996) 1-11 |
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| A. Kron, B.
Stenberg, T. Reitberger, N. C. Billingham: Chemiluminescence from oxidation of polypropylene: Correlation with peroxide concentration Polymer Degradation and Stability 53 (1996) 119-127 |
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| M. Ali, D.C.
Apperley, C.D. Eley, A.M. Emsley, R.K. Harris: A solid state NMR study of cellulose degradation Cellulose 3 (1996) 77-90 |
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| X. Zou, T.
Uesaka, N. Gurnagul: Prediction of paper permanence by accelerated aging II. Comparison of the predictions with natural aging results Cellulose 3 (1996) 269-279 |
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| X. Zou, T.
Uesaka, N. Gurnagul: Prediction of paper permanence by accelerated aging I. Kinetic analysis of the aging process Cellulose 3 (1996) 243-267 |
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| L. Matisová-Rychlá, J. Rychlý: Inherent relations of chemiluminescence and thermooxidation of polymers Polymer Durability, Degradation, Stabilization and Lifetime Prediction, R. Clough, N. Billingham, K. Gillen (Eds.), Advances in Chemistry Series 249 (1996) 175 |
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| J. C. Shahani, F. H. Hengemihle, D. Kresh: Effect of Some Deacidification Agents on Copper-Catalyzed Degradation of Paper The Library of Congress - Preservation Research and Testing Series No. 9501 (1995) |
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| John A. Schmidt,
Carl S. Rye, Norayr Gurnagul: Lignin inhibits autoxidative degradation of cellulose Polymer Degradation and Stability 49 (1995) 291-297 |
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| A.M. Emsley,
R.J. Heywood: Computer modelling of the degradation of linear polymers Polymer Degradation and Stability 49 (1995) 145-149 |
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| X. Zou, N.
Gurnagul: The role of lignin in the mechanical permanence of paper: Part II. Effect of acid groups J. Wood Chem. Technol. 15 (1995) 247-262 |
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| Chandru J.
Shahani: Accelerated Aging of Paper: Can it Really Foretell the Permanence of Paper Preservation Research and Testing Series No. 9503, 1995 |
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| X. Zou, N.
Gurnagul, T. Uesaka, J. Bouchard: Accelerated aging of papers of pure cellulose: mechanism of cellulose degradation and paper embrittlement Polymer Degradation and Stability 43 (1994) 393-402 |
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| Norayr Gurnagul,
Xuejun Zou: Effect of atmospheric pollutants on paper permanence. A literature review TAPPI Journal 77 (1994) 199-204 |
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| A.M. Emsley,
G.C. Stevens: Kinetics and Mechanisms of the low temperature degradation of cellulose Cellulose 1 (1994) 26-56 |
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| P. M. Whitmore,
J. Bogaard: Determination of the cellulosic scission route in the hydrolytic and oxidative degradation of paper Restaurator 15 (1994) 26-45 |
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| H. Schleicher,
H. Lang: Carbonyl and carboxyl groups in pulps and cellulose products Papier 48 (1994) 765-768 |
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| X. Wu, X. Zeng, F. Yang: Archaeological applications of PIXE and IXX for paperlike objects at Fudan University Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B75 (1993) 485-462 |
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| N. Gurnagul,
R. C. Howard, X. Zou, T. Uesaka, D. H. Page: Mechanical permanence of paper: A literature review Journal of Pulp and Paper Science 19 (1993) J160-J166 |
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| J. M. Gromek, M. R. Derrick: Photo-induced chemiluminescence: A sensitive probe of oxidative changes in organic materials Polym. Degrad. Stab. 39 (1993) 216-268 |
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| X. Zou, N.
Gurnagul, T. Uesaka: The role of lignin in the mechanical permanence of paper. Part I: Effects of lignin content J. Pulp Pap. Sci. 19 (1993) J235-J239 |
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| R. Cambria, P. Del Carmine,
M. Grange, F. Lucarelli, P. A. Mando: A methodological test of external beam PIXE analysis on inks of ancient manuscripts Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B75 (1993) 488-492 |
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| P. Del Carmine,
F. Lucarelli, P. A. Mando, A. Pecchioli: The external PIXE setup for the analysis of manuscripts at the Florence University Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B75 (1993) 480-484 |
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| N. Gurnagul,
D. H. Page, M. G. Paice: The effect of cellulose degradation on the strength of wood pulp fibres Nord. Pulp Pap. Res. J. 7 (1992) 152-154 |
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| N. C. Billingham,
E. T. H. Then, P. J. Gijsman: Chemiluminescence from peroxides in polypropylene. Part I. Relation of luminescence to peroxide content Polymer Degradation and Stability 34 (1991) 263-277 |
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| V. Mosini et
al.: Derivative infrared spectroscopy and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis of ancient paper documents Cell. Chem. Technol. 24 (1990) 263-272 |
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| B. Y. Kim et
al.: Degradation mechanism of paper by UV treatment Jpn Tappi J. 2 (1990) 62-68 |
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| Z. Osawa: Role of Metals and Metal-Deactivators in Polymer degradation Polymer Degradation and Stability 20 (1988) 203-236 |
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| T. A. Cahill, R. N. Schwab, B. H. Kusko, R. A. Eldred, G. Möller, D. Dutschke, D. L. Wick, A. S. Pooley: The Vinland Map, Revisited: New Compositional Evidence on Its Inks and Parchment Analytical Chemistry 59 (1987) 829-833 |
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| E. Sjöström, O. Välttilä: Inhibition of Carbohydrate Degradation During Oxygen Bleaching, Part 2: The Catalytic Activity of Transition Metals and the Effect of Magnesium and Triethanolamine Pap. Puu 69 (1987) 37-43 |
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| G. D. Mendenhall,
H. K. Agarwal: Slow chemiluminescence emission from polymers with a hyperbolic decay law. A survey of commercial materials with an apparatus of a wide aperture Journal of Applied Polymer Science 33 (1987) 1259-1274 |
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| Horace S. Isbell
and Harriet L. Frush: Mechanisms for hydroperoxide degradation of disaccharides and related compounds Carbohydrate Research 161 (1987) 181-193 |
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| N. Gurnagul: Photoacoustic Frourier Transform Infrared measurements on Paper J. Pulp Pap. Sci. 12 (1986) J156-J159 |
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| J. S. Arney,
A. H. Chapdelaine: Kinetic study of influence of acidity on accelerated aging of paper Advances in Chemistry Series no 193 (1981) pp 189-204 |
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| F. Shafizadeh,
A. G. W. Bradbury: Thermal degradation of cellulose in air and nitrogen at low temperatures J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 23 (1979) 1431-1442 |
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| J. C. Williams: Paper permanence: a step in addition to alkalisation Restaurator 3 (1979) 81-90 |
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| A. Hernadi: Change of functional groups and optical properties of cellulose during thermal ageing Pap. Puu 59 (1977) 566-573 |
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