Sulfation

Esquema

Getty AAT: Processes and techniques by specific type

Jerarquía

condition changing processes > surface or structural changes > weathering

Descripción

Refers to the creation of salts or esters of sulfuric acid that occurs when sulfate ions are incorporated into molecules. In a conservation science context sulfation most often refers to chemical weathering of stone by airborne pollution.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300379561

Otros términos

  • sulfating [en]
  • sulphation [en]