Category Archives: Papers

Valeria Di Tullio, Brenda Doherty, Donatella Capitani, Costanza Miliani, Enrico Greco, Enrico Ciliberto, Luciana Rossi, Noemi Proietti Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 45, 2020, Pag. 379-388DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2020.02.009 Abstract:In this study a multi-analytical approach has been performed to characterise the constitutive materials of an ancient painted barkcloth or Tapa. Originating from Wallis Island, Polynesia, this clothContinue reading “NMR spectroscopy and micro-analytical techniques for studying the constitutive materials and the state of conservation of an ancient Tapa barkcloth from Polynesia, is. Wallis”

Enrico Greco, Jing Shang, Jiali Zhu, Tong Zhu ACS Omega 2019, 4, 25, 20948-20954DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02097 Abstract:A graphene-based or carbon-based aerogel is a three-dimensional (3D) solid material in which the carbon atoms are arranged in a sheet-like nanostructure. In this study, we report the synthesis of low-density polymer-modified aerogel monoliths by 3D macroassemblies of graphene oxide sheetsContinue reading “Synthesis of Polyacetylene-like Modified Graphene Oxide Aerogel and Its Enhanced Electrical Properties”

Enrico Greco*, Ola El-Aguizy, Mona Fouad Ali, Salvatore Foti, Vincenzo Cunsolo, Rosaria Saletti, Enrico Ciliberto Analytical Chemistry 2018, 90, 16, 9673-9676DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02535 Abstract:The material analyzed in this study is probably the most ancient archeological solid residue of cheese ever found to date. The sample was collected during the Saqqara Cairo University excavations in the tomb ofContinue reading “Proteomic Analyses on an Ancient Egyptian Cheese and Biomolecular Evidence of Brucellosis”

Davide Tanasi*, Enrico Greco*, Radwan Ebna Noor, Stephanie Feola, Vasantha Kumar, Anita Crispino, Ioannis Gelis Analytical methods 10(23), 2756-2763, May 2018DOI: 10.1039/C8AY00420J Abstract:The development of analytical research in recent decades, at the edge between analytical chemistry and archaeology, provides new methods for the study of organic residues that are usually highly sensitive to natural decay. Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)Continue reading “1H NMR, 1H-1H 2D TOCSY and GC-MS analyses for the identification of olive oil on Early Bronze Age pottery from Castelluccio (Noto, Italy)”

Davide Tanasi, Enrico Greco, Valeria Di Tullio, Donatella Capitani, Domenica Gullì, Enrico Ciliberto Microchemical Journal, Volume 135, November 2017, Pages 140-147DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2017.08.010 Abstract: Insights into the diets of early societies can be gained, indirectly, from the cultural evidence of artefacts related to food procurement, preparation and consumption and human skeletal remains. However, more direct evidence forContinue reading “1 H- 1 H NMR 2D-TOCSY, ATR FT-IR and SEM-EDX for the identification of organic residues on Sicilian prehistoric pottery”

Maha Ahmed Ali*, Mona Fouad Ali, Enrico Ciliberto, Enrico Greco, Domenico Mello, Ezio Viscuso  Applied Physics A volume 122:552 (2016)DOI: 10.1007/s00339-016-0054-3 Abstract:A major objective of all conservation treatments is to increase the physical and chemical stability of the objects being treated. Given that photographic gelatin emulsions are highly susceptible to different forms of damage such as flaking, cracking, and powdering, consolidation treatments oftenContinue reading “A new method for the preparation of gelatin nanolayer: a possible approach to the in situ consolidation of damaged gelatin photographic emulsions”

Enrico Greco*, Enrico Ciliberto, Antonio M. E. Cirino, Donatella Capitani, Valeria Di Tullio Applied Physics A volume 122:530 (2016)DOI: 10.1007/s00339-016-0057-0 Abstract:The use of nanotechnology in conservation is a relatively new concept. Usually, classical cleanup methods take into account the use of other chemicals: On the one hand they help the environment destroying pollutants, but on the other hand they often become newContinue reading “A new preparation of doped photocatalytic TiO2 anatase nanoparticles: a preliminary study for the removal of pollutants in confined museum areas”

Enrico Greco*, Enrico Ciliberto, Pietro Damiano Verdura, Elio Lo Giudice, Giuseppe Navarra  Applied Physics A volume 122:524 (2016)DOI: 10.1007/s00339-016-0056-1 Abstract:The production of the cement is a highly energy-intensive process and contributes to the release of pollutants into the atmosphere due to both the chemical reactions occurring in the kiln and, in most cases, the burning of fossil fuels for power production. So,Continue reading “Nanoparticle-based concretes for the restoration of historical and contemporary buildings: a new way for CO2 reduction in architecture”

Maha Ahmed Ali* , Mona Fouad Ali, Sawsan Darwish, Usama Saker, Enrico Ciliberto, Enrico Greco, Ezio Viscuso Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, Vol. 15, No 3,(2015),pp. 165-185DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2774 Abstract:Paper-based photographic collections are an essential part of the Egyptian cultural heritage both for their artistic and documentary value and as a record of the history of photography, as a technique as well as aContinue reading “Investigation and conservation of El-Shenawy palace photographic collection in Mansoura, Egypt”

Antonio Bovelacci, Enrico Ciliberto, Enrico Greco*, Ezio Viscuso Procedia Chemistry Volume 8, 2013, Pages 130-138DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2013.03.018 Abstract:In literature the most studied organ degradation processes are related to instruments located in Northen Europe where the ageing of metal alloys is influenced by the environment and the climate typical of those regions. This paper focuses on some examples ofContinue reading “Surface and Bulk Investigations of Organ Metal Pipe Degradation”