Thesis on deterioration of plastics (2001)

Title: Inhibiting the deterioration of plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) – a museum perspective
Author: Yvonne Rose Shashoua
University: Technical University of Denmark
Year: 2001
Type of document: PhD thesis
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Table of contents (compact version):

1. Abstract and Danish summary (Dansk resumé)
2. Introduction and background to the research project
3. Plasticized PVC; manufacture and deterioration
4. Deterioration of plasticized PVC in the museum environment
5. Experimental methods
6. Results and discussion
7. Conclusions
8. References
Appendices