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Understanding Glass Deterioration in Museum Collections through Raman Spectroscopy and SIMS analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Laurianne Robinet ,
Katherine Eremin ,
Sarah Fearn ,
Colin Pulham  and
Christopher Hall
Laurianne Robinet
Affiliation:
The University of Edinburgh, Centre for Materials Science and Engineering, Edinburgh, EH9 3JL, UK;
Katherine Eremin
Affiliation:
Harvard University Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;
Sarah Fearn
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Colin Pulham
Affiliation:
The University of Edinburgh, Centre for Materials Science and Engineering, Edinburgh, EH9 3JL, UK;
Christopher Hall
Affiliation:
The University of Edinburgh, Centre for Materials Science and Engineering, Edinburgh, EH9 3JL, UK;
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Abstract

The combination of Raman spectroscopy and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry can improve understanding of the chemistry of the glass alteration process. Formic and acetic acids play an important role in the alteration of museum glass objects placed in a humid atmosphere. Raman spectroscopy indicates that the soda-rich glass structure is modified differently when exposed to a humid versus a humid and polluted atmosphere at 60°C. Formic acid was not formed from soda-rich glass in the presence of carbon dioxide, high humidity and light.

Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 852 , 2004 , OO8.8
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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