Handbook of polymers in stone conservation / Elisabetta Princi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Princi, Elisabetta, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ceramic materials.

Composite materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shropshire, England : Smithers Rapra, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This handbook is dedicated to the conservation of stone materials by the application of polymers. A short introduction on polymer chemistry is given to highlight their characteristics and properties. After the physical and chemical attributes of stone are summarised, the problems related to its degradation are discussed. Finally, the properties of the various polymers of potential value for stone restoration are reviewed and classified by schemes and tables, and pointers for the future are suggested. This handbook will be of great interest to those who share the author's enthusiasm for stone a

Contents:

Title Pages; Acknowledge; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Abbreviations; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 14, 2015).

ISBN:

1-84735-546-3