Notice bibliographique du personnel « Mass deacidification of papers and books. IV, A study of papers treated with aminoalkylalkoxysilanes and their resistance to ageing »
Mass deacidification of papers and books. IV, A study of papers treated with aminoalkylalkoxysilanes and their resistance to ageing
Auteur ou éditeur
Bégin, Paul
Ipert, S.
Dupont, Anne-Laurence
Lavédrine, Bertrand
Rousset, E.
Cheradame, H.
Date de publication
2006
Collation
3448-3455
Titre de la source
Polymer degradation and stability
Numéro de la source
vol. 91, no. 12
Résumé
In libraries and archives some of the time-acidified items are so brittle that they cannot be handled without risking loss of material. Currently used deacidification processes do not impart improved mechanical properties to the paper. The use of alcoholic solutions of three different types of aminoalkylalkoxysilanes was studied for the deacidification of paper-based items. It was shown that in addition to deacidifying and improving the stability of papers by providing an alkaline buffer the treatment also significantly improved their mechanical resistance, as measured by the folding endurance and tensile breaking resistance. Essential for the appraisal of the deacidification process, the behaviour upon ageing of the materials treated was investigated. Accelerated ageing methods involving heat/humidity and nitrogen dioxide atmosphere were used separately. It was shown that the reinforcement effect of the three aminosilane compounds tested persisted throughout the ageing, and in one case the mechanical properties even improved after ageing. Two of the aminosilanes tested were studied for their impact at the macromolecular level, on the molar masses of cellulose, using size-exclusion chromatography with multiangle light scattering detection. Their effectiveness in protecting paper from acid hydrolysis occurring during ageing was found significant.
