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ArticleJournal of analytical methods in chemistry2021

Combination of a Green and a Traditional Method for Estimating Relative and Absolute Ink Age: A Case Study of Ballpoint Pen Ink Dating in Vietnam.

Anh Duc Hoang, Minh Binh Tu, Thi Thao Ta, Manh Hung Hoang

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Article in Journal of analytical methods in chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Anh Duc HoangVNU University of Science, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4403-3771
Minh Binh TuVNU University of Science, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2403-6863
Thi Thao TaVNU University of Science, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong St., Hoan Kiem Dist., Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9401-1178
Manh Hung HoangCenter for Consultancy, Civil Assessment-67 Khuat Duy Tien St., Thanh Xuan Dist., Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1468-4821

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Abstract

The dating of ink in questioned documents remains a significant challenge in forensic investigations in Vietnam and other countries. Many forensic examination methods have been usually applied to ensure the highest accuracy of the assessment results while maintaining high environment awareness. In this study, paper characteristics were physically tested to confirm source similarity, and the relative ink dating was established by high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC). Absolute ink dating by solvent and dye identification was performed by Raman spectrometry-a green technique, using a time-dependent degradation model for crystal violet and the comparison between 2-phenoxyethanol peak intensities. We found that the relative dating of the questioned document was 14 ± 3 months lesser than that of the reference samples, i.e., the absolute age of the questioned samples was estimated to be 24 ± 3 months. The combination of the conventional HPTLC method with the dynamic crystal violet degradation Raman model provides promising results for relative and absolute ink dating of ballpoint pens, which can be applied for documents written 1-15 years prior to the time of examination. The combination of the abovementioned methods demonstrated an acceptable error margin, affording highly practical applications in modern forensic science.

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