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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Fatty Acids and Their Metal Salts: A Review of Their Infrared Spectra in Light of Their Presence in Cultural Heritage.

Anna Filopoulou, Sophia Vlachou, Stamatis C Boyatzis

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
82.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 117 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna FilopoulouDepartment of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, University of West Attica, 12243 Egaleo, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2601-3956
Sophia VlachouDepartment of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, University of West Attica, 12243 Egaleo, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2797-2913
Stamatis C BoyatzisDepartment of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, University of West Attica, 12243 Egaleo, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9237-041X
University of West Attica · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a cultural heritage context, fatty acids are usually found as breakdown products of lipid-containing organic remains in archaeological findings, binders in aged oil paintings, and additives in modern art-related materials. They may further interact with the ionic environment transforming into metal soaps, a process that has been recognized as a threat in aged paintings but has received less attention in archaeological objects. The investigation of the above related categories of materials with infrared spectroscopy can provide an overall picture of the organic components' identity and demonstrate their condition and prehistory. The capability of investigating and distinguishing fatty acids and their metal soaps through their rich infrared features, such as the acidic carbonyl, the carboxylate shifts, the variable splits of alkyl chain stretching, bending, twisting, wagging, and rocking vibrations, as well as the hydroxyl peak envelopes and acid dimer bands, allows for their direct detailed characterization. This paper reviews the infrared spectra of selected saturated fatty monoacids and diacids, and their corresponding sodium, calcium, and zinc salts and, supported by newly recorded data, highlights the significance of their spectroscopic features.

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archaeological organic remainsfatty acidsinfrared spectroscopymetal soapsoil binder

Identifiers

PMID34641549
PMCPMC8512802
OpenAlexW3204349688

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