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Electrochemical identification of metal ions in archaeological ceramic glazes by stripping voltammetry at graphite/polyester composite electrodes

R. Mateo-castroFrancisco Bosch-reigMaría Teresa Doménech-carbóJosé-vicente Gimeno-adelantadoLaura Osete-cortinaAntonio Doménech-carbó

subject

Tafel equationAnodic stripping voltammetryStripping (chemistry)ChemistryMetal ions in aqueous solutionvisual_artvisual_art.visual_art_mediumGraphiteCeramicVoltammetryDissolutionArchaeologyAnalytical Chemistry

description

The electrochemical response of metal ions in different samples of coloured ceramic tin-lead glazes attached to graphite/polyester composite electrodes is described. In addition to the ubiquous signals for lead, reductive dissolution processes are followed by anodic stripping peaks for Co, Cu, Sb, Mn, Sn and Fe, enabling the direct identification of such elements in microsamples proceeding from archaeological glazed tiles from Valencia (Spain) workshops (16th-18th century). Additional anodic and cathodic peaks corresponding to redox processes involving metal species in solution generated during stripping processes are also used. Peak potentials, Tafel plots and shape parameters are used for characterising the different species.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0039-9140(01)00552-5