A study of the oxidation mechanism of the organic pigment indigo in grottoes murals by ozone under dark conditions

Abstract In this paper, the organic pigments indigo and isatin were detected by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in The Mural of Four Buddhas which is in Cave 3 from the ancient Chinese Tiantishan grottoes (Ming Dynasty, East Slope). By analysing the preservation conditions of the mural...

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Main Authors: Jiaxian Li, Zongren Yu, Biwen Shui, Yinshui Yu, Yuan Tian, Xin Li, Runquan Wang, Wanping Chen, Yuerong Zhang, Kai Song, Gaofeng Shi, Guoying Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-03-01
Series:Heritage Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00887-7