Effect of X-ray and artificial aging on parchment

Abstract In this study, the employment of X-ray irradiation as bioremediation method to treat parchment has been deeply investigated. particular, effect doses on structural stability collagen, main constituent parchment, evaluated a series modern samples by means different opto-thermal and spectroscopic techniques in order obtain dose-dependent collagen. Moreover, long-term behavior irradiated considered analyzing same after being hygrothermally artificially aged. Characterizations light transmission analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ultraviolet–visible–near (UV–Vis–NIR) reflectance one have performed for identification radio-induced structure even dose range much wider than need sterilization. The obtained results proved safeness short long term confirming applicability emerging procedure.