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ATR-FTIR microscopy in mapping mode for the study of verdigris and its secondary products

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To study degradation processes occurring on painting materials, the use of high-resolution micro-analytical techniques is highly requested since it provides a detailed identification and localisation of both the original and deteriorated ingredients. Among the various pigments recently studied, the characterisation of verdigris has received a major interest. This pigment has not a unique chemical formula, but its composition depends on the recipe employed for its manufacturing. Moreover, verdigris paints are not stable and are subject to a colour change from blue-green to green, which occurs in the first few months after the application. In this paper, we focused our attention on the use of ATR-FTIR mapping as a useful method to identify verdigris secondary products and pathways. Several mock-ups and real samples have been analysed, and the correlation among the detected compounds and their spatial location, obtained by the application of ATR-FTIR microscopy in mapping mode, allowed formulating some hypotheses on the degradation pattern of verdigris, which may feed the discussion on the transformation and stability of this pigment. From an analytical point of view, we showed how FTIR mapping approaches may be extremely useful both for the identification of compounds in complex matrix in which single spectra may limit the exhaustive characterisations due to bands overlapping and for the study of degradation pathways by taking into consideration the relative distribution of degradation products.

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Part of this research has been funded by the European project “CHARISMA” FP7 INFRASTRUCTURE n.228330.

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  1. Microchemistry and Microscopy Art Diagnostic Laboratory (M2ADL), Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna - Ravenna Campus, Via Guaccimanni 42, 48100, Ravenna, Italy

    S. Prati, I. Bonacini, G. Sciutto & R. Mazzeo

  2. UMR 171 CNRS, Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France (C2RMF), Palais du Louvre, Porte des Lions, 14 quai F. Mitterrand, 75001, Paris, France

    A. Genty-Vincent, M. Eveno & M. Menu

  3. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Polygone Scientifique Louis Néel, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, 38000, Grenoble, France

    M. Cotte

  4. Laboratoire d’archéologie moléculaire et structurale, LAMS, UMR 8220, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France

    M. Cotte

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Prati, S., Bonacini, I., Sciutto, G. et al. ATR-FTIR microscopy in mapping mode for the study of verdigris and its secondary products. Appl. Phys. A 122, 10 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-015-9519-z

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