Figure 9From: Micromorphological and chemical elucidation of the degradation mechanisms of birch bark archaeological artefacts Histogram of suberin monomers (%) obtained after saponification and GC/MS analysis of Samples 1, 2, 3 and 4. (monocarboxylic acid (Cx A), α,ω-dicarboxylic acid (α,ω-Cx DIA), ω-hydroxy-carboxylic acid (ω-OH Cx) and di-hydroxy carboxylic acid (ω,x-diOH Cx A)).Back to article page