Service: CENIM In-situ Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Platforms
Molab
Techniques
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
Organization
Service contact persons
On-site analysis of patinas and coatings present on the surface of metallic Cultural Heritage objects using portable Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. To this end, portable electrochemical cells specifically tailored to the needs of cultural heritage and widely verified reliability are used. This allows taking measurements without the need to move the object to be studied in order to determine the protective properties of the existing corrosion products and coatings, the efficiency of different conservation treatments, and its evolution over time.
In-situ analysis of metallic cultural heritage objects objects using portable Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. Portable gel polymer electrolyte (G-PE) electrochemical cells have been developed by the service provider, tailored to the needs of cultural heritage and widely verified reliability . This allows taking measurements without the need to move the object to be studied in order to determine the protective properties of the existing corrosion products and coatings, the efficiency of different conservation treatments, and its evolution over time.
The electrochemical cell used for in-situ analysis is a gel polymer electrolyte (G-PE) based on a liquid aqueous electrolyte gelled with agar or agarose.
Fields of application
Conservation (discipline)
Conservation science (cultural heritage discipline)
Metallurgy
Preventive conservation
Materials
Iron (metal)
Copper (metal)
Bronze (metal)
Gunmetal (casting bronze)
Silver (metal)
Lead (metal)
Metal
Lead bronze
Steel (alloy)
Cor-ten steel (tm)
Brass (alloy)
Red brass
Tin brass
Naval brass (tin brass type)
Corinthian bronze
Statuary bronze
Aluminum bronze
Phosphor bronze
Silicon bronze
Lead alloys
Admiralty metal
Gold (metal)
Britannia metal
Aluminum (metal)
Plated metal
Bell metal
Muntz metal
Tin (metal)
Nonferrous metal
Metals and alloys
metall corrosion products
metallic alloys
metall corrosion products
Protective coating
Paint (coating)
Coating (material)
Powder coating
Corrosion (residue material)
Microcrystalline wax
Polyethylene wax
Wax
Inhibitor
Rust-inhibiting paint