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<journal-id>1665-3521</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Superficies y vacío]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Superf. vacío]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-3521</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencia y Tecnología de Superficies y Materiales A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1665-35212021000101004</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47566/2021_syv34_1-211201</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Is sulfur the responsible for color of yellow Chiapas Amber?]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez-Bautista]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Chalé-Lara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Zapata Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Meléndez Lira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Valaguez Velázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Altamira Tamaulipas]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Miguel Hidalgo Ciudad de México]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Departamento de Física]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guanajuato División de Ingenierías Campus Irapuato Salamanca Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salamanca Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-35212021000101004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-35212021000101004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-35212021000101004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Amber is a fossilized natural resin found in specific areas of the world; its geographical origin is associated to a characteristic color. Amber all over the world share basic characteristics due to a common polymeric matrix; however, its color is associated to the environment where it was formed. In this work, based on a compositional analysis, it is proposed that yellow color of Mexican amber is originated from the sulfur physical and chemical interaction within its polymeric matrix. The effect of sulfur present in yellow Mexican amber is studied by employing X-ray photoelectron and UV-Vis spectroscopies. Results show that sulfur is incorporated inside the polymer matrix with two different chemical environments; one related with sulfur-carbon bonds and the other with sulfur-sulfur bonds. The optical transmission spectrum simulated considering amber as a composite material reproduce the scattering contribution observed experimentally.]]></p></abstract>
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