The new material contained an acid residue to ate the wood fibers and destroyed books in as little as 30 years.
(The new material; contained; an acid residue; to ate the wood fibers and destroyed books in as little as 30 years) (an acid residue; to ate; the wood fibers and destroyed books in as little as 30 years)
The new material an acid residue
contained to ate
an acid residue to ate the wood fibers and destroyed books in as little as 30 years
the wood fibers and destroyed books in as little as 30 years