[HTML][HTML] Application of raman spectroscopy to ancient materials: Models and results from archaeometric analyses

D Chiriu, FA Pisu, PC Ricci, CM Carbonaro - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Numerous experimental techniques of analysis find applications in many branches of the
archaeometry. Among them, Raman spectroscopy carved out a niche in the field of …

[HTML][HTML] The combined use of SEM-EDX, Raman, ATR-FTIR and visible reflectance techniques for the characterisation of Roman wall painting pigments from Monte d' …

V Guglielmi, M Andreoli, V Comite, A Baroni… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The aim of this work has been the identification of the painter's materials employed in the
wall decoration of some destroyed buildings dating approximately between the first century …

Ageing of ancient paper: A kinetic model of cellulose degradation from Raman spectra

D Chiriu, PC Ricci, G Cappellini, M Salis… - Journal of Raman …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the degradation of cellulose is investigated with particular attention to the
breaking of glucose chain units. Based on the analysis of the Raman spectra of …

[HTML][HTML] Corrosive–abrasive wear induced by soot in boundary lubrication regime

F Motamen Salehi, DN Khaemba, A Morina, A Neville - Tribology Letters, 2016 - Springer
Soot is known to induce high wear in engine components. The mechanism by which soot
induces wear is not well understood. Although several mechanisms have been suggested …

Direct and rapid screening of calcium carbide in ripened bananas using chemometrics-assisted laser Raman spectroscopy

KO Odongo, MI Kaniu, CN Ndung'u, JM Wanjohi - Applied Physics B, 2023 - Springer
We present a novel method, chemometric-assisted laser Raman spectroscopy, for the direct,
rapid, and simultaneous screening of harmful chemical additives such as sulfur, acetylene …

Raman characterization of XIV–XVI centuries Sardinian documents: Inks, papers and parchments

D Chiriu, PC Ricci, G Cappellini - Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2017 - Elsevier
Raman spectroscopy has been utilized to study ancient documents conserved at the
University Library of Cagliari (Italy) with the aim to give an exhaustive scenario about the …

Acetylation of glycerol using MgO–CaO catalysts with different CaO loadings

ME Manríquez-Ramírez, I Elizalde… - Reaction Kinetics …, 2020 - Springer
The synthesis of three catalytic samples of MgO–CaO containing 20, 30, 50 wt% of CaO was
carried out by a co-precipitation method. Also pure MgO and CaO were prepared. Infrared …

[HTML][HTML] Raman identification of cuneiform tablet pigments: Emphasis and colour technology in ancient Mesopotamian mid-third millennium

D Chiriu, PC Ricci, CM Carbonaro, D Nadali, A Polcaro… - Heliyon, 2017 - cell.com
Cuneiform tablets tell the life and culture of Sumerian people in a sort of black and white tale
because of the binary engraving technique. A leading question arises: did Mesopotamian …

Beyond the surface: Raman micro-SORS for in depth non-destructive analysis of fresco layers

D Chiriu, G Desogus, FA Pisu, DR Fiorino, SM Grillo… - Microchemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
We applied micro-scale Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (micro-SORS) to perform the
analysis of the layer composition in a fresco of the San Giuseppe church in Cagliari (XVIII …

Drying oil detected in mid-third Millennium BC Mesopotamian clay artifacts: Raman spectroscopy and DFT simulation study

D Chiriu, PC Ricci, CM Carbonaro, D Nadali… - Microchemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
The study of cultural heritage can take advantage of modern non-destructive analysis
technique able to identify, among the others, the composition of the investigated ancient …