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Application of low temperature plasmas for restoration/conservation of archaeological objects

KRČMA, F. BLAHOVÁ, L. FOJTÍKOVÁ, P. GRAHAM, W. GROSSMANNOVÁ, H. HLOCHOVÁ, L. HORÁK, J. JANOVÁ, D. KELSEY, C. KOZÁKOVÁ, Z. MAZÁNKOVÁ, V. PROCHÁZKA, M. PŘIKRYL, R. ŘÁDKOVÁ, L. SÁZAVSKÁ, V. VAŠÍČEK, M. VEVERKOVÁ, R. ZMRZLÝ, M.

Original Title

Application of low temperature plasmas for restoration/conservation of archaeological objects

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The low temperature low-pressure hydrogen based plasmas were used to study the influence of processes and discharge conditions on corrosion removal. The capacitive coupled RF discharge in the continuous or pulsed regime was used at operating pressure of 100-200 Pa. Plasma treatment was monitored by optical emission spectroscopy. To be able to study influence of various process parameters, the model corroded samples with and without sandy incrustation were prepared. The SEM-EDX analyzes were carried out to verify corrosion removal efficiency. Experimental conditions were optimized for the selected most frequent materials of original metallic archaeological objects (iron, bronze, copper, and brass). A special focus was kept for the samples temperature because it was necessary to avoid any metallographic changes in the material structure. The low pressure hydrogen plasma is not applicable for objects with a very broken structure or for non-metallic objects due to the non-uniform heat stress. Due to this fact, the new developed plasmas generated in liquids were applied on selected glass materials. The original archaeological objects were used in this case because it was very complicated to prepare a uniform artificial corrosion layer at laboratory conditions.

Keywords

Hydrogen plasma, corrosion removal, discharge in liquid, surface treatment

Authors

KRČMA, F.; BLAHOVÁ, L.; FOJTÍKOVÁ, P.; GRAHAM, W.; GROSSMANNOVÁ, H.; HLOCHOVÁ, L.; HORÁK, J.; JANOVÁ, D.; KELSEY, C.; KOZÁKOVÁ, Z.; MAZÁNKOVÁ, V.; PROCHÁZKA, M.; PŘIKRYL, R.; ŘÁDKOVÁ, L.; SÁZAVSKÁ, V.; VAŠÍČEK, M.; VEVERKOVÁ, R.; ZMRZLÝ, M.

RIV year

2014

Released

18. 12. 2014

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Location

Belgrade

ISBN

1742-6596

Periodical

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Year of study

565

Number

1

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

012012-1

Pages to

012012-10

Pages count

10

URL

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