Glass in Cultural Heritage – An Introduction

• Author(s): Matos, Antonio Pires de ; Lima, Augusta ; Lopes, Filipa ; Vilarigues, Márcia ; Marçalo, Joaquim
• Date: 2008
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/5167
• Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
• Subject(s): glass; cultural heritage; glass analysis; glass corrosion; colour in glass
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Proceedings of the Chemistry and Conservation Science A brief description of different types of silicate glasses is made and the origin of colour in glasses is discussed. The principles of corrosion in glass, illustrated with a few examples, will be explained. Applications of several techniques in the chemical characterization of glasses will be shown, namely X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Optical Absorption Spectroscopy and Laser Ablation Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (LA-FTICR/MS), and Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE).