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Conservation of the Warship Vasa : the treatment and the present problems

Dal, Lovisa LU and Hall Roth, Ingrid (2002) International Congress on the Conservation and Restoration for Archaeological Objects p.29-38
Abstract
In 1628, the Swedish Royal warship Vasa capsized on her maiden voyage. She was salvaged in 1961 and became the first major object to be treated with polyethyleneglycol, PEG. The extensive conservation treatment lasted for almost 30 years. Today a new problem has risen as sulphuric acid is formed in the wood, causing acid hydrolysis of the cellulose.
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International Congress on the Conservation and Restoration for Archaeological Objects : Preprints - Preprints
pages
29 - 38
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Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
conference name
International Congress on the Conservation and Restoration for Archaeological Objects
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Nara, Japan
conference dates
2002-02-14 - 2002-02-16
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English
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Japanese version of the article 戦艦ヴァーサ号の保存 ―処理方法と現在の問題点― is published in: 遺物の保存と調査 (Study and Preservation of Relics (2003) ISBN: 4878050233), pp. 47-60.
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  abstract     = {{In 1628, the Swedish Royal warship Vasa capsized on her maiden voyage. She was salvaged in 1961 and became the first major object to be treated with polyethyleneglycol, PEG. The extensive conservation treatment lasted for almost 30 years. Today a new problem has risen as sulphuric acid is formed in the wood, causing acid hydrolysis of the cellulose.}},
  author       = {{Dal, Lovisa and Hall Roth, Ingrid}},
  booktitle    = {{International Congress on the Conservation and Restoration for Archaeological Objects : Preprints}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{29--38}},
  publisher    = {{Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties}},
  title        = {{Conservation of the Warship Vasa : the treatment and the present problems}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/179809844/Conservation-Warship-Vasa.pdf}},
  year         = {{2002}},
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