This review summarises the state-of-the-art of lead-based pigment studies, addressing their
production, trade, use and possible alteration. Other issues, such as those related to the …

This paper discusses the state of advancement in the development of spectroscopic
methods based on the use of mid (proper) infrared radiation in the context of applications in …

Soybean bio-asphalt was prepared by vacuum distillation after esterification of soybean
acidified oil. A ratio of 1: 4 of bio-asphalt and petroleum asphalt exhibited best performance …

In this work samples of historical pigments of green hue were brushed on a canvas and
studied by Visible Reflectance, X-Ray Fluorescence and Fourier Transform Infrared …

Cadmium ion doped in Zn–Mn soft ferrites was synthesized by co-precipitation method.
Cadmium content can improve the micro-structure, magnetic, electrical, optical, and …

In this work, a painting suspected of counterfeiting was analyzed using the synchrotron-
based scanning macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) technique. The canvas has erasures …

At present, the use of non-destructive, non-invasive X-ray-based techniques is well
established in heritage science for the analysis and conservation of works of art. X-ray …

In this work, 960 réis coins from the period when Brazil was a colony of Portugal were
analyzed using the x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry. The history of these coins, dated …

In this work, microsamples extracted from a Saint John the Evangelist polychrome sculpture,
dating from the beginning of the eighteenth century and found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were …

This work studied suspicious and authentic artworks by Brazilian painters Ivan Serpa, Ismael
Nery, and Iberê Camargo by XRF, FTIR, OM, and MA-XRF techniques. The studies made it …