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Enzymatic Method for Detecting Sucrose in Ancient Chinese Mortars

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.17875
Kun Zhang
Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Milan 20133, Italy
Xin Mao
Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
Shiqiang Fang
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China
Bingjian Zhang
Department of Cultural Heritage and Museology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China; Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : Bingjian Zhang

zhangbiji@zju.edu.cn

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 27 No. 1 (2015): Vol 27 Issue 1

Abstract

Saccharides were used worldwide among many organic additives in masonry mortars. In China, one of the most widely used saccharides was sucrose (brown sugar). According to ancient literature records, brown sugar was usually added in lime, earth and "tabia" to build forts and vernacular dwellings in eastern and southeastern China. Common methods used to detect sugars in mortars were mainly chemical methods, FTIR, etc. In this work, an enzymatic method was tested and performed on simulated mortars and ancient mortar samples. The results suggested that this method was sensitive and exclusive, with low detection limits and simple operations and is recommended for sucrose detection in ancient mortars.

Keywords

Sucrose Chinese mortar Analyses Benedict’s reaction FTIR Enzymatic method
Zhang, K., Mao, X., Fang, S., & Zhang, B. (2014). Enzymatic Method for Detecting Sucrose in Ancient Chinese Mortars. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 27(1), 329–334. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.17875
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