Degradation of plastics from the ResinKit as a model for the selection of polymers for artworks. Assessment by nonisothermal thermogravimetric analysis and chemiluminometry

Non-isothermal chemiluminescence and thermogravimetric analysis in oxygen and nitrogen, of 50 polymers from the ResinKit™ were performed in order to obtain a more detailed view of their possible applicability in museum artifacts. The tests provide a snapshot of the current state of the material and explore the oxidisability and degradability of the plastics.