The Chemistry of Autocatalytic Processes in the Context of the Shroud of Turin
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Based on the facts of chemistry and current storage conditions, the Shroud of Turin is in no danger of autocatalytic decomposition. Autocatalytic chemical reactions are those in which the rate increases as the materials react. The most important single factor in predicting effects is the temperature. When the temperature changes, the rate changes. The only severe heating episode the Shroud has suffered was during the fire of 1532. Any autocatalytic decomposition that occurred then has long since stopped as the Shroud is stored at normal temperatures. Autocatalysis can not rigorously be discussed without some reference to basic chemical kinetics and mathematics. The fundamental equation that describes an autocatalytic process is the following:
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