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Project

Characterising Ceramic porosity and sorption properties

In the framework of investigating changes in dietary habits in the Caribbean as a consequence of colonisation it is our aim to perform residue analysis on ceramics from that period. Before this is possible appropriate extraction methods need to be developed to extract molecules linked to cocoa consumption( caffeine and theobromine) and tobacco consumption (anabasine and nicotine). Furthermore, we want to understand how the organic molecules are bound to the ceramic matrix and what type of bonds exist between the molecules and the matrix. This will be investigated using ยต-CT, physisorption and a series of desorption mechanisms from which we know what bonds they can break.
Date:1 Oct 2020 →  30 Sep 2021
Keywords:Caribbean ceramic, porosity, residue analysis, GC/MS, micro-CT
Disciplines:Geology not elsewhere classified