Conservation of Plastics: Materials science, degradation and preservation | 
 enlarge | Author: Yvonne Shashoua
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Category: EBooks
List Price: $87.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 40813
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 300
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 660
ASIN: B001CSM0I4
Publication Date: July 21, 2008
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Product Description
Plastic objects are included more than ever in museums and galleries collections these days, but these items can start to deteriorate when they a just a few years old. In this book Yvonne Shashoua provides the essential knowledge needed to keep plastic pieces in the best possible condition so that they can continue to be enjoyed for many years. brThe historical development of plastics, as well as the technology, their physical and chemical properties, identification, degradation and conservation are all clearly and concisely covered within this single volume, making it an invaluable reference for the increasing number of conservators and curators that are encountering plastics in their day to day work.brbr* Presents a wide range of specialist information on plastics in an accessible stylebr* Uses case studies to illustrate the most common forms of degradation and appropriate treatmentsbr* Based on the authors 20 years of experience in the polymer industry and conservation
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The plastics bible! September 24, 2008
Vuissoz Annick (Switzerland)
This is one of the two books to read if you need to know about plastics conservation, the other being "Plastics, Collecting and conserving. Anita Quye and Colin Williamson (ed.). NMS Publishing Limited, Edimburgh, 1999". br /Very informative, well illustrated.
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