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Synthesis of Historical Azo Pigments: The Challenge and Opportunity of the Nearly Forgotten

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2017

Joseph F. Lomax ,
Suzanne Q. Lomax  and
Thomas J. T. Moore
Joseph F. Lomax*
Affiliation:
United States Naval Academy, Chemistry Department, 572M Holloway Road, Annapolis, MD 21402-5026, U.S.A.
Suzanne Q. Lomax*
Affiliation:
National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Scientific Research Department, Landover, MD, USA, 20785, U.S.A.
Thomas J. T. Moore
Affiliation:
United States Naval Academy, Chemistry Department, 572M Holloway Road, Annapolis, MD 21402-5026, U.S.A.
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*(Email: lomax@usna.edu)
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Abstract

Synthetic organic pigments (SOPS) find wide use in modern and contemporary works of art. These laboratory-made pigments are used in many fields, including industrial and architectural paints, printing inks, plastics, textiles, and artists’ materials. They have been examined by a variety of techniques including spectroscopic methods such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman, and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) as well as chromatographic or mass spectrometric techniques such as pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) and laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS). Often, a combination of techniques has been used to examine these pigments. Previously, we used a combination of Raman spectroscopy and LDI-MS to characterize commercially available SOPS. However, many pigments, termed “historical” are no longer manufactured, and therefore, may not have been characterized. This paper describes the synthesis of members of several classes of SOPS and their characterization.

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Raman spectroscopymass spectroscopyart
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MRS Advances , Volume 2 , Issue 37-38: Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology XI , 2017 , pp. 2007 - 2019
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2017 

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