Protective treatments for copper alloy artworks: preliminary studies of sodium oxalate and limewater effectiveness against bronze disease

Author:

Monari Giulia,Galeotti Monica,Matteini Mauro,Salvadori Barbara,Stifanese Roberto,Traverso Pierluigi,Vettori Silvia,Letardi PaolaORCID

Abstract

AbstractNantokite (CuCl) locked inside subsurface micro-pits has been recognised as the driving force to the form of corrosion called bronze disease. The use of the traditional corrosion inhibitor benzotriazole is questioned because of toxicity. So there is a need for alternative conservation treatments. This work is focused on the experimental design to test the effectiveness of sodium oxalate followed by treatment with limewater to face bronze disease on outdoor bronzes. A number of foundry bronze coupons were exposed to weathering at Genoa Experimental Marine Station (GEMS) exposure site and sprayed twice a week with a 5% NaCl solution for the first 124 days. After 562 days of natural weathering, the patinas on coupons were characterised with non-destructive techniques (NDT) and the presence of nantokite was verified. We designed a workflow, as similar as possible to conservation treatments on real artworks, to test a 3% w/v sodium oxalate treatment with two different application times, with or without limewater, on the coupons. The effectiveness of the treatments was analysed by comparison of surface properties by several NDT measurements. A statistical approach and XRD measurements directly on the corroded bronze surfaces are suggested as an effective way to characterise and compare the overall behaviour of bronze disease treatments for conservation.

Funder

POR-FSE RegioneLiguria

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Pollution,Environmental Chemistry,General Medicine

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