Open AccessTesting Corrosion Inhibitors for the Conservation of Archaeological Copper and Copper Alloys
Author(s) -
Robert B. Faltermeier
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of conservation and museum studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2049-4572
pISSN - 1364-0429
DOI - 10.5334/jcms.3971
Subject(s) - copper , corrosion , archaeology , metallurgy , copper alloy , materials science , geography
This is a synopsis of the Ph.D. research undertaken at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. The aim was to evaluate corrosion inhibitors for use in the conservation of copper and copper alloy archaeological artefacts. The objective of this work was to acquire an insight into the performance of copper corrosion inhibitors, when applied to archaeological copper