C7960 Conservation of subjects made from inorganic materials II - course

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karel Rapouch (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Mgr. Iveta Třísková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Gabriela Vyskočilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jaromír Wasserbauer, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Karel Novotný, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Karel Novotný, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Gabriela Vyskočilová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Master degree of the Chemistry of conservation-restoration. Passing C2850 practice is strongly recommended.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with selected advanced techniques of:
identification and investigation of metal materials
identification of corrosion products
treatment of silver artefacts
electrochemical methods for study of corrosion processes
fabrication of copper patina using chemical and electrochemical methods
Learning outcomes
Students will gain practical experience in advanced techniques of identification, investigation, study of corrosion processes and treatment of (not only) cultural heritage artefacts made of metal materials.
Syllabus
  • 1) Defects investigation of metallic materials (X-ray methods, gamagraphy, ultrasound, etc.)
  • 2) Study of corrosion products (X-ray diffraction, polarizing microscopy)
  • 3) Structure study of historical metallic materials (metallography, microhardness and macrohardness proofs)
  • 4) Structure study of historical metallic materials (electron microscopy)
  • 5) Determination of corrosion velocity
  • 6) Electrochemical investigation of corrosion
  • 7) Photometric determination of iron - corrosion velocity determination
  • 8) Chemical and electrochemical fabrication of copper patina
  • 9) Corrosion of silver - reasons and kinetics
  • 10) Corrosion of silver - electrochemical reduction of corrosion products
Literature
  • NIKITIN, Michail Kapitonovič and Jelena Petrovna MEL'NIKOVA. Chemie v konzervátorské a restaurátorské praxi. Translated by Jiří Příhoda. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 231 s. ISBN 8021030623. info
  • SAMEC, Zdeněk. Elektrochemie. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 1999, 99 s. ISBN 8071849480. info
  • Analytická příručka. Edited by Jaroslav Zýka. 4., upr. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 831 s. info
  • Analytická příručka. Díl I [Zýka, 1988]. Edited by Jaroslav Zýka. 4. upr. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 678 s. info
  • FISCHER, Oldřich. Fyzikální chemie : (termodynamika, elektrochemie, kinetika, koloidní soustavy). 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 333 s. info
Teaching methods
Laboratory course and excursions
Assessment methods
course-unit credit (passing all exercices, submission of reports)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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