Agar versus Agarose Gelled Electrolyte for In Situ Corrosion Studies on Metallic Cultural Heritage

The use of gelled electrolytes has revealed an interesting solution for in situ electrochemical measures on cultural heritage, where liquid electrolytes cannot be easily handled. After developing an agar gelled electrolyte cell, other gelling agents such as agarose are being considered to improve it...

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Autores: Ramírez Barat, Blanca, Cano Díaz, Emilio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/187215
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/187215
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Agarose
Corrosion
Cultural Heritage
Gel electrolyte
Impedance
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Sumario:The use of gelled electrolytes has revealed an interesting solution for in situ electrochemical measures on cultural heritage, where liquid electrolytes cannot be easily handled. After developing an agar gelled electrolyte cell, other gelling agents such as agarose are being considered to improve it. In this work, the performance of agarose gels in different concentrations has been studied and compared to agar and a liquid electrolyte. Measurements have been done on patinated quaternary bronze and weathering steel, as representative materials of outdoor monuments. Agarose gels have been validated for in situ corrosion studies on bronze and weathering steel sculptures.