bessie@teiath.gr Questions to be addressed Is it possible to educate and train C-Rs at a Bachelor’s level in Europe in application of Electrochemical techniques? If so at to what level of understanding? What are some of the difficulties involved in such training? Metals Conservation Theory Requires basic knowledge in understanding electrochemical corrosion The difference between electrolytic and galvanic cell Essential to know the galvanic series Understanding Ecorr and Pourbaix Diagrams Cleaning and Stabilization using Electrochemical Technques Electrotyping Practical
Most undergraduate conservation
courses teach making copies for metals with this method Very easy to understand the basic principles of an electrochemical cell Archimedes Research Project Aim to test new methods for the cleaning of historical metals Laser versus mechanical cleaning of iron Eletrolytic versus mechanical cleaning of silver Develop practical training for professional C-Rs & undergraduate C-Rs Collaboration and Training by Christian at TEI of Athens Before After Laboratory Assignments Measurement of Ecorr for Ag, Cu, Fe, Sn, Pb, Al and Zn in their respective solutions at different intervals up to 5 minutes in different solutions Electrolytic Cleaning of Silver using pen Results of Training Professional C-Rs now using electrolytic cleaning of silver in museums! Students enjoy experiments, especially the cleaning of silver Problems requires necessary equipment and time to set-up and work with 10-20 students each semester New Program according to Bolognia Process
3+2 or 4+1 has resulted in dramatically
cutting down the number of hours of teaching per week Hours for Metals Laboratory as well as other materials cut in half Can electrochemical techniques continue to be taught at undergraduate level? Thank you