Volatile organic compounds in paper-an approach for identification of markers in aged books

Elvira Maria Mendes Sardão Monteiro Gaspar; DQ Group Author

doi:10.1007/s00216-010-3520-3

Volatile organic compounds in paper-an approach for identification of markers in aged books

Elvira Maria Mendes Sardão Monteiro Gaspar, DQ Group Author

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Abstract

Volatile organic compounds emitted from historical books made from cotton/linen rag and wood pulp paper have been studied. Different profiles were obtained using different solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibres to access the compounds involved in the decomposition reactions occurring in cotton/linen rag and wood pulp paper upon natural ageing and precocious/accelerated degradation. Contact head-space solid-phase extraction coupled with gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS) was improved as a non-destructive methodology for the analysis of historical books. Potential markers of cellulose degradation-linear hydrocarbons, linear aldehydes, and 2-furfural-together with potential markers of cotton/linen rag paper (isopropylic esters) were identified. Chiral analysis (SPME-c-GC-TOF-MS) showed that only the enantiomer (S)-2-ethyl-1-hexanol is present as an emanation compound in both types of paper. Validation studies for a larger number of books are being done.

Original language	Unknown
Pages (from-to)	369-380
Journal	Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Volume	397
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-010-3520-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

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