Fluorescent Paints in Contemporary Murals: A Case Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling
2.2. µ-Raman Spectroscopy and SERS Analysis
2.3. Liquid Chromatography with Spectrophotometric (HPLC-DAD) and Mass Spectrometric Detection (HPLC-MS) Analyses
2.4. Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analyses
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Raman Spectroscopy and SERS Analysis
3.2. HPLC-DAD-MS
3.3. Py-GC-MS
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Coloration | µ-Raman | SERS | HPLC-MS | Py-GC-MS |
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S1B | Blue | PB15 | - | PY74 (tr) | Acrylic resin (MMA-nBA) + styrene modified alkyd + PVAc |
S2G | Green | PB15, PG7 | CV (tr) | - | Acrylic resin (MMA-nBA nBMA) |
S3P | Pink | Rutile, BR1 (tr) | BR1 | BV10, BR1, PY74 (tr) | Acrylic resin (MMA-nBA nBMA) |
S4Y | Yellow | Rutile, PG7, BV10 | BR1, CV (tr) | - | Acrylic resin (MMA-nBA) |
S5O | Orange | Rutile, BV10 | BR1 | BR1, BV10, PY74 (tr) | Acrylic resin (MMA-nBA nBMA) |
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Sabatini, F.; La Nasa, J.; Degano, I.; Campanella, B.; Legnaioli, S.; Saccani, I.; Modugno, F. Fluorescent Paints in Contemporary Murals: A Case Study. Heritage 2023, 6, 5689-5699. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6080299
Sabatini F, La Nasa J, Degano I, Campanella B, Legnaioli S, Saccani I, Modugno F. Fluorescent Paints in Contemporary Murals: A Case Study. Heritage. 2023; 6(8):5689-5699. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6080299
Chicago/Turabian StyleSabatini, Francesca, Jacopo La Nasa, Ilaria Degano, Beatrice Campanella, Stefano Legnaioli, Ilaria Saccani, and Francesca Modugno. 2023. "Fluorescent Paints in Contemporary Murals: A Case Study" Heritage 6, no. 8: 5689-5699. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6080299
APA StyleSabatini, F., La Nasa, J., Degano, I., Campanella, B., Legnaioli, S., Saccani, I., & Modugno, F. (2023). Fluorescent Paints in Contemporary Murals: A Case Study. Heritage, 6(8), 5689-5699. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6080299