Chemical characterization of historical brickwork of the church convento in Pagsanjan, Laguna

• Main Authors: Cayme, Jan-Michael C., Asor, Aniano N., Alano, Marveen Kim Alexis T., Miranda, Eric T.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Bricks—Analysis; Brick churches > Philippines > Laguna; Atomic absorption spectroscopy; Historic buildings—Conservation and restoration > Philippines > Laguna; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4180
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study reports the chemical composition of historical brickworks from Franciscan-built church complexes in the Philippines. An old brick sample from the Spanish colonial period church convento at Pagsanjan, Laguna was characterized by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), infrared spectroscopy (...