Thermal volatilisation analysis - the development of a novel technique for the analysis of conservation artifacts

James Pawel Lewicki, Deborah Todd, Perrine Redon, John Liggat, Lorraine Gibson

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Abstract

Reported here is the development of a novel evolved gas analysis technique: Sub-Ambient Thermal Volatilization Analysis (SATVA) and its application in characterizing key analyte species from conservation artifacts. In this work SATVA has been applied to the study of volatiles evolution processes occurring in number of model conservation artifacts. The evolution of volatile species from cured formaldehyde resin, leather and metallic artifacts has been studied by SATVA. The specific analytes making up the total quantity of evolved material in each case have been separated and identified using sub-ambient differential distillation and a combination of online mass spectrometry, gas phase IR spectroscopy and GC-MS. The data gathered has been used to provide information on both the degradation processes occurring within the artifacts and the environmental history of the artifacts themselves.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings - Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology VIII
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages307-318
Number of pages12
Volume1047
ISBN (Print)9781558999886
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2008
EventMaterials Issues in Art and Archaeology VIII - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 26 Nov 200728 Nov 2007

Conference

ConferenceMaterials Issues in Art and Archaeology VIII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period26/11/0728/11/07

Keywords

  • analyte
  • analytes
  • degradation processes
  • environmental history
  • evolved gas analysis
  • gas-phase
  • Ir spectroscopies
  • on-line mass spectrometries
  • high performance liquid chromatography

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