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Study of deterioration of historical parchments by various thermal analysis techniques complemented by SEM, FTIR, UV-Vis-NIR and unilateral NMR investigations

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A comprehensive investigation has been made of a set of 14th to 16th-century parchment bookbindings from the Historical Archives of the City of Turin. Advanced physico-chemical techniques, such as thermal analysis (DSC, TG and DTA), spectroscopy (FTIR and UV-Vis-NIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and unilateral nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR-ProFiler) were employed to assess specific deterioration processes occurring at different levels in the hierarchical structure of parchment. Changes in the measured physical and chemical parameter values of parchment due to interaction with the environment were used to identify possible deterioration pathways.

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  1. Department of Chemistry IFM, University of Turin, via P. Giuria 9, 10125, Turin, Italy

    Elena Badea, A. Mašić & G. Della Gatta

  2. National Research and Development Institute for Textile and Leather, str. IonMinulescu 93, 031215, Bucharest, Romania

    Lucreţia Miu

  3. National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering ICPE-CA, Splaiul Unirii 313, 030138, Bucharest, Romania

    P. Budrugeac

  4. University ‘POLITEHNICA’ of Bucharest, str. Polizu 1, 011061, Bucharest, Romania

    Maria Giurginca & Nicoleta Badea

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Badea, E., Miu, L., Budrugeac, P. et al. Study of deterioration of historical parchments by various thermal analysis techniques complemented by SEM, FTIR, UV-Vis-NIR and unilateral NMR investigations. J Therm Anal Calorim 91, 17–27 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-007-8513-x

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