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Electrochemical monitoring of indigo preparation using Maya’s ancient procedures

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The preparation of indigo from Indigofera suffruticosa following the procedures attributed to ancient Mayas was electrochemically monitored using the voltammetry-of-microparticles approach. The mechanism formation of indigotin and indirubin from its precursors, indican and isatan, is discussed. Comparison of voltammetric profiles for differently prepared and commercial indigos and genuine Maya Blue samples suggests that the preparation procedure of indigo changed during the Late Classical Maya period.

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Financial support is gratefully acknowledged from the Generalitat Valenciana I+D+I project AE06/131.

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  1. Departament de Química Analítica, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner, 50, 46100, Burjassot (València), Spain

    Antonio Doménech

  2. Institut de Restauració del Patrimoni/Departament de Conservació i Restauració de Bens Culturals, Universitat Politécnica de València, Camí de Vera 14, 46022, València, Spain

    María Teresa Doménech-Carbó & María Luisa Vázquez de Agredos Pascual

  3. Departament de Historia del Arte, Universitat de València, Passeig al Mar, València, Spain

    María Luisa Vázquez de Agredos Pascual

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Doménech, A., Doménech-Carbó, M.T. & de Agredos Pascual, M.L.V. Electrochemical monitoring of indigo preparation using Maya’s ancient procedures. J Solid State Electrochem 11, 1335–1346 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-007-0296-2

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