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Section: 8 Natural resins (NR) Page: 391

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IRUG filename:
INR00391
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Natural resins (NR)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Shellac, bleached, refined, dewaxed
Chemical/botanical name(s):
Laccifer lacca Kerr.
CAS name:
Shellac
Sample source 1:
Temuss Products Ltd., Tim Bryant
Source location 1:
405 Mackenzie Ave., Ajax, ON, L1S 2G2, Canada
Sample identifier 1:
Refined bleached shellac, dewaxed
Sample source 2:
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Scientific Research Lab
Source location 2:
Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA, 19101, US
Sample identifier 2:
Refined bleached shellac, dewaxed
Color:
Yellow, light, translucent
Application:
MFTIR (Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy)
Mode:
Tran
Literature Reference:
Sutherland, K., and J.C. Del Río. “Characterisation and Discrimination of Various Types of Lac Resin Using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Techniques with Quaternary Ammonium Reagents.” J. Chromatogr. A vol. 1338, 2014, pp. 149–163.
Originating institution name:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Originating institution acronym:
PMA
CAS registry no:
9000-59-3
Other analytical methods:
Py GC-MS (pyrolysis gas chromatography - mass spectrometry), EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy)