Wood as an organic material is susceptible to biotic and abiotic deterioration. Archaeological wood,
regardless of its place of service (buried, submerged, exposed, etc.) continues to provide new information.
The study of the wood cell wall components respond at chemical and ultrastructural level helps to ensure
proper protection, conservation, and restoration of the historical wood samples (Spridon et al. 2017; GarciaIruela et al. 2020). Therefore, the present work aims to provide information on the chemical composition of
new and historical spruce and fir wood samples comparing the extractive, holocellulose, α cellulose, lignin,
and ash contents.
Keywords: wood deterioration, holocellulose, moisture, lignin, picea abies, abies alba
Authors
Amir Ghavidel
Reza Hosseinpourpia
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