36655
Accession Number
1698
Title Of Article Chaper
The preservation of wood by the alum process
Title Of Journal Book
Florida Anthropologist
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
115-117
Collation
0.625
Reference Bibliography
Bibliography: p. 117
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The treatment of partly decayed wood by impregnating with alum is described, particularly as it is used for water-logged specimens. Wooden objects are simmered in supersaturated alum solutions which upon cooling fill the voids with minute alum crystals.
Keywords
preservation;wood;alum process;alum;impregnation
pub_id
36655