C2850 Chemistry and conservation methods for objects made from inorganic material I- practical course

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Richard Ševčík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Světlana Filípková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jiří Příhoda, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( C2800 Chemistry and conservation methods for objects made from inorganic materials I )
Určeno pro studenty Chemie konzervování-restaurování,absolvování předmětu C2800
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main goal of the course is to learn students standard and verified methods used for treatment of archaeological and historical objects made from metal. Students master in cleaning a stabilizating methods for metals. They will be acquainted with principles of object investigation, cleaning, deionization and surface treatment of metal objects. Results of all activities carried out in the practical course will be summarized in a conservation report.
Syllabus
  • 1. Bismut oxide Bi2O3
  • 2. Aluminotermic preparation of iron from Fe2O3
  • 3. Electrode potentials and Nernst equation verification
  • 4. Processing of silver wastes.
  • 5. Preparation of metallographic samples and their investigation in electronic microscope.
  • 6. Treatment of iron objects and its alloys – chemical and electrolytic deionization.
  • 7. Treatment of iron objects and its alloys, investigation, mechanical and chemical cleaning, surface treatment – tannating, pasivation, conservation.
  • 8. Preparation of a copy using galvanoplastis.
  • 9. Treatment of silver objects and its alloys.
  • 10. Treatment of copper objects and its alloys- investigation, stabilization; patination.
  • 11. Treatment of copper objects and its alloys. Cleaning and surface treatment.
  • 12. Excursion to metallographic laboratory (Institute of Materials, Technical university Brno)
Literature
  • NIKITIN, Michail Kapitonovič and Jelena Petrovna MEL'NIKOVA. Chemie v konzervátorské a restaurátorské praxi. Translated by Jiří Příhoda. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 231 s. ISBN 8021030623. info
Teaching methods
laboratory course
Assessment methods
graded course-unit credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.