Assessing the Degradation Status of the Imperial Doors of the Ascension Church, Grindu Commune, Romania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
The Church of Ascension Iconostasis
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Imperial Doors
2.2. Sampling
2.3. Analytical Techniques
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Church Microclimate
3.2. Wooden Material
3.3. Gilded Layer
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
ATR | Attenuated Total Reflectance |
FTIR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
XRF | X-Ray Fluorescence |
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Assignments | Reference Lime Wood | Dried Wood | Iconostasis Wood | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
O-H | 3337 i | 3345 m | 3338 w | Cellulose chain damage |
C-H aliphatic | 2900–2800 sh | 2900–2800 w large | 2900–2800 vw | Idem |
C-O-C cellulose and hemicellulose | 1033 i–1160 sh | 1033 m–1160 sh | 1033 w–1160 sh | Decreasing the amount of cellulose |
C=O unconjugated hemicellulose | 1735 | 1737 | 1737 wl | Loss of hemicellulose |
-CH2 –cellulose | 1319 m | 1319 w | 1319 vw | Drastic decrease in cellulose and hemicellulose |
C=O embedded in aromatic skeleton | 1593 w | 1593 w | 1593 vw | Damage to lignin aromatic skeleton |
C=O acetyl and carboxyl groups of xylan | 1503 m | 1503 m | 1503 vw | Damage to lignin aromatic matrix |
C=O lignin and acetyl in carboxylic vibration of xylan | 1234 m | 1234 w | 1234 vw | Damage to lignin skeleton |
C-H aromatic skeleton of lignin, splitting bands | 1456 m; 1423 m | 1456 w; 1423 w | 1456 vw; 1423 vw | Decrease in lignin amount |
H-O-H of absorbed water | 1624 m | 1624 w | absent | Decrease in hydration degree |
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Duliu, O.G.; Emandi, A.; Marinescu, M.; Cinteza, O.; Stanculescu, I.; Ionescu, L.; Filimon, D. Assessing the Degradation Status of the Imperial Doors of the Ascension Church, Grindu Commune, Romania. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7565. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177565
Duliu OG, Emandi A, Marinescu M, Cinteza O, Stanculescu I, Ionescu L, Filimon D. Assessing the Degradation Status of the Imperial Doors of the Ascension Church, Grindu Commune, Romania. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(17):7565. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177565
Chicago/Turabian StyleDuliu, Octavian G., Ana Emandi, Maria Marinescu, Otilia Cinteza, Ioana Stanculescu, Liliana Ionescu, and Daniela Filimon. 2024. "Assessing the Degradation Status of the Imperial Doors of the Ascension Church, Grindu Commune, Romania" Applied Sciences 14, no. 17: 7565. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177565