Spectroscopic analysis of blue cobalt smalt pigment

The method for the determination of SiO 2 in physical mixtures of CoO and SiO 2 or blue cobalt smalt pigment (CoO· nSiO 2) by FTIR spectroscopy is suggested. The infrared spectra of all samples were recorded using KBr pellets. It was demonstrated that the characteristic Si–O absorption band at 812 c...

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Published in:Vibrational spectroscopy 2010-03, Vol.52 (2), p.158-162
Main Authors: Jonynaite, D., Senvaitiene, J., Beganskiene, A., Kareiva, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical composition
Cobalt
Cobalt blue pigments
FTIR spectroscopy
Moles
Pellets
Pigments
Quantitative analysis
Silicon dioxide
Smalt
Spectroscopic analysis
Spectroscopy
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Summary:The method for the determination of SiO 2 in physical mixtures of CoO and SiO 2 or blue cobalt smalt pigment (CoO· nSiO 2) by FTIR spectroscopy is suggested. The infrared spectra of all samples were recorded using KBr pellets. It was demonstrated that the characteristic Si–O absorption band at 812 cm −1 could be successfully used as indicator in the evaluation of molar ratio of CoO and SiO 2 in their mixture and pigment CoO· nSiO 2. The integrated peak area linearly depends on the mole fraction of SiO 2 in the physical mixture of CoO and SiO 2 (in the range of 9.1–50%), and in the cobalt pigment smalt synthesized at 850–900 °C (in the range of 20–50%). Therefore, FTIR spectroscopic evaluation of CoO· nSiO 2 samples provides a possibility to determine the chemical composition of historical cobalt smalt pigments. In addition, the suggested technique is simple, fast and sufficiently accurate.
ISSN:0924-2031
1873-3697
DOI:10.1016/j.vibspec.2009.12.005