Notice catalographique « The effects of saltwater salvage on acidic paper »
- Titre
- The effects of saltwater salvage on acidic paper
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Zmijowskyj, Alexandra K.
- Queen's University (Kingston, ON)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, ON
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2019
- Collation
- vi, 20 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), charts, tables
- Série
- Queen's Master in Art Conservation
- Résumé
- After the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there were incidents of flooding wherein mould growth was observed on paper objects left in high humidity conditions, but this mould growth was not observed in a saltwater logged paper in the same room. Consequent studies have been carried out on copy paper to assess the efficacy and protocol for using saltwater in disaster recovery situations. However, the lasting effects of such saltwater interactions have not been investigated. This particular research examined the effects of the saltwater salvage treatment on an acidic, wood pulp paper, acting as a representative example of materials that would be found in a library or archival collection. Samples were immersed in a 3.5% aqueous solution of NaCl and then artificially aged in sealed glass tubes at a constant, elevated temperature. The tensile strength, moisture content, thickness, and pH of the samples that have undergone the saltwater salvage process were measured and compared to a control sample to evaluate the impact of the saltwater on the paper. The submersion of paper samples in a salt bath followed by a rinse in distilled water was found to have made the paper stronger and more alkaline than if it was submerged in distilled water alone. These results suggest that the saltwater salvage method, when carried out with a sufficient rinse, does not adversely affect acidic paper.
- Notes
- Thesis (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 2019
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Paper - Analysis
- Paper - Preservation
- Library materials - Conservation and restoration
- Salvage archaeology
- Water-saturated sites (Archaeology)
- Papier - Analyse
- Papier - Préservation
- Documents de bibliothèque - Conservation et restauration
- Archéologie préventive
- Sites archéologiques saturés d'eau
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- TS 1109 Z65 2019
- Clé
- 19907
- Collection
- Catalogue