Good to know: Understanding the chemistry of the world's great art - The College of Saint Rose
To the untrained eye, strands of unprocessed wool, silk and linen look very much alike. But an analysis of their chemical components shows big differences among them. “Wool is a protein: alpha keratin. You can see alcohol, the chain of carbons, nitrogen and hydrogen,” said Vincen Pierce, a Saint Rose Saint Rose chemistry and Saint Rose math …
