Adhesive Mixtures as Sacrificial Substrates in Paper Aging

Sulaeva, Irina; Henniges, Ute; Rosenau, Thomas; Potthast, Antje

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“…Zervos (2007) likewise carried out accelerated aging of paper that had been strengthened with methylcellulose, but the main conclusion was that effective ventilation of paper is an effective strategy for minimizing the detrimental effects of the buildup of acids during paper storage. Sulaeva et al (2018) evaluated the permanence attributes of several cellulose-based ether adhesives mixtures that had been utilized for the conservation of archival paper items that had been partly damaged in a fire. Specimens were subjected to accelerated aging.…”

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“…Neutral ethers of cellulose were observed to undergo loss of molecular mass, which might be attributed to formation of hydroperoxides during the accelerated aging (Feller and Wilt 1991). However, there was evidence that the cellulose ethers were functioning as sacrificial components, thus decreasing the extent of depolymerization of the cellulose within the paper that had been subjected to accelerated aging (Sulaeva et al 2018). Carboxymethyl cellulose showed a different change upon accelerated aging: an increase in molecular mass, which was attributed to a cross-linking reaction.…”

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Archival performance of paper as affected by chemical components: A Review

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For about two millennia, paper has served as a main medium for preservation of people’s ideas, stories, contracts, and art. This article reviews what is known about the various components that make up paper from the perspective of their long-term stability under typical storage conditions. Literature evidence is considered relative to the susceptibility of different paper components to embrittlement, acid hydrolysis, microbiological attack, and discoloration, among others. The cellulose that makes up a majority of most paper items is demonstrably stable enough to persist for many hundreds of years on the shelves of archival collections, though it is susceptible to acid-catalyzed hydrolysis, which can be accelerated by byproducts of decomposition. Though less attention has been paid to the archival performance of various minor components of modern paper products, evidence suggests that at least some of them are subject to likely breakdown, embrittlement, or decay in the course of prolonged storage. Based on these considerations, one can envision different categories of paper that can be expected to meet different levels of storage stability: ancient recipes for handmade papermaking, e.g. washi and hanji, archival-grade paper products, ordinary modern alkaline paper products, and paper manufactured without concerns for its longevity.

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Archival performance of paper as affected by chemical components: A Review

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Maitland²,

Nanjiba

et al. 2023

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Assessing Fire‐Damage in Historical Papers and Alleviating Damage with Soft Cellulose Nanofibers

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The conservation of historical paper objects with high cultural value is an important societal task. Papers that have been severely damaged by fire, heat, and extinguishing water, are a particularly challenging case, because of the complexity and severity of damage patterns. In‐depth analysis of fire‐damaged papers, by means of examples from the catastrophic fire in a 17th‐century German library, shows the changes, which proceeded from the margin to the center, to go beyond surface charring and formation of hydrophobic carbon‐rich layers. The charred paper exhibits structural changes in the nano‐ and micro‐range, with increased porosity and water sorption. In less charred areas, cellulose is affected by both chain cleavage and cross‐linking. Based on these results and conclusions with regard to adhesion of auxiliaries, a stabilization method is developed, which coats the damaged paper with a thin layer of cellulose nanofibers. It enables the reliable preservation of the paper and—most importantly—retrieval of the contained historical information: the nanofibers form a flexible, transparent film on the surface and adhere strongly to the damaged matrix, greatly reducing its fragility, giving it stability, and enabling digitization and further handling.

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Adhesive Mixtures as Sacrificial Substrates in Paper Aging

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Archival performance of paper as affected by chemical components: A Review

Archival performance of paper as affected by chemical components: A Review

Assessing Fire‐Damage in Historical Papers and Alleviating Damage with Soft Cellulose Nanofibers

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