Suitable classification of mortars from ancient Roman and Renaissance frescoes using thermal analysis and chemometrics

Conclusions: PCA allowed differentiating the two kinds of mortars (Roman and Renaissance frescoes), and evidenced how the ancient Roman samples are richer in binder (calcium carbonate) and contain less filler (aggregate) than the Renaissance ones. It was also demonstrated how the coupling of thermoanalytical techniques and chemometric processing proves to be particularly advantageous when a rapid and correct differentiation and classification of cultural heritage samples of various kinds or ages has to be carried out.Graphical abstractPCA analysis of TG data allows differentiating mortar samples from different ages (Roman era and Renaissance).
Source: Chemistry Central Journal - Category: Chemistry Authors: Source Type: research