Gold Mine Wooden Artefacts: Multianalytical Investigations for the Selection of Appropriate Consolidation Treatments

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dc.abstract.enEnvironmental conditions present in mines generally are very favourable to decay; high temperature, high humidity, variable oxygen content, numerous metal-wood connections and the presence of a high content of inorganic compounds typical of mines have a significant impact on the biotic and abiotic degradation factors. The state of conservation of wooden artefacts from the Złoty Stok (Poland) gold mine was investigated using a multi-analytical approach. The aim was to select the conservation treatments that would stop decay and improve the conditions and dimensional stability of the wood. FT-IR and Py-GC/MS were used to assess the state of preservation of lignocellulosic material. ED-XRF and SEM-EDS were used to determine—and XRD to identify crystalline phases—salts and minerals in the wood structure or efflorescence on the surface. Highly degraded lignocellulosic material that had undergone depolymerisation and oxidation was found to be severely contaminated by iron-based mineral substances, mainly pyrite, and in some cases greigite and magnetite. The presence of inorganic salts made it difficult to choose the best consolidating material to reduce the level of decay and improve the dimensional stability of the wood.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Chemicznej Technologii Drewna
dc.contributor.authorFejfer, Mariusz
dc.contributor.authorŁucejko, Jeannette Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorMiazga, Beata
dc.contributor.authorCantisani, Emma
dc.contributor.authorZborowska, Magdalena
dc.date.access2026-03-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-20T12:35:10Z
dc.date.available2026-03-20T12:35:10Z
dc.date.copyright2022-08-16
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Environmental conditions present in mines generally are very favourable to decay; high temperature, high humidity, variable oxygen content, numerous metal-wood connections and the presence of a high content of inorganic compounds typical of mines have a significant impact on the biotic and abiotic degradation factors. The state of conservation of wooden artefacts from the Złoty Stok (Poland) gold mine was investigated using a multi-analytical approach. The aim was to select the conservation treatments that would stop decay and improve the conditions and dimensional stability of the wood. FT-IR and Py-GC/MS were used to assess the state of preservation of lignocellulosic material. ED-XRF and SEM-EDS were used to determine—and XRD to identify crystalline phases—salts and minerals in the wood structure or efflorescence on the surface. Highly degraded lignocellulosic material that had undergone depolymerisation and oxidation was found to be severely contaminated by iron-based mineral substances, mainly pyrite, and in some cases greigite and magnetite. The presence of inorganic salts made it difficult to choose the best consolidating material to reduce the level of decay and improve the dimensional stability of the wood.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number16
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dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume27
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/molecules27165228
dc.identifier.issn1420-3049
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/7845
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dc.subject.enwaterlogged wood
dc.subject.enminerals
dc.subject.enPy-GC/MS
dc.subject.enFT-IR
dc.subject.enED-XRF
dc.subject.enSEM-EDS
dc.titleGold Mine Wooden Artefacts: Multianalytical Investigations for the Selection of Appropriate Consolidation Treatments
dc.title.volumeSpecial Issue Chemistry and Archaeology: A Unique System to Inquire the Past
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