Author:
Feller, Robert L.; Wilt, Myron H.
Corporate Author:
Getty Conservation Institute
Title of Source:
Evaluation of cellulose ethers for conservation
Title of Series:
Research in conservation, 3
Publisher/Distributor:
The Getty Conservation Institute
Publisher/Distributor Address:
4503 Glencoe Ave.
Publisher/Distributor City:
Marina del Rey
Publisher/Distributor Postal Code:
90292-6537
Publisher/Distributor Country:
United States
AATA Number:
28-1444
Date of Publication:
1990
Collation:
161 p. : ill., diagrams, photos., photomicrographs, tables
ISBN:
0-89236-099-2
Language Text:
English
References:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-148) and index
Subject Keywords English:
cellulose ether;conservation;research;stability;polymer; discoloration; weight;polymerization;peroxide -- AATA
Subject Keywords English 2:
Cellulose ethers; Art - Conservation and restoration - Research -- CCI
Subject Label:
General treatment procedures; materials; and equipment;;
Abstract:
A research report resulting from a three-year study on the stability of cellulose ethers, conducted at the Mellon Institute of Research, Carnegie Mellon University. The authors describe the chemical character of cellulose ethers as a general class of polymer and establish an approximate ranking of the stability of each generic chemical subclass. Cellulose ethers have attracted considerable interest among conservation professionals, but only limited information has been available concerning their potential long-term thermal and photochemical stability. This study reviews the physical and chemical properties of cellulose ethers as reported in the technical literature and presents laboratory research to support the ranking of eight generic classes of cellulose ethers with respect to thermally-induced discoloration, weight loss, loss of polymerization, and formation of peroxides. In the course of this research, individual commercial products of the same generic class were not compared or evaluated, nor was their effectiveness judged for use in conservation. However, a number of simple test methods are described that may be used by conservators to compare the relative stability of specific commercial products. -- AATA
Originating Institution:
AATA
Location of Document:
MCI;GCI;CCI=ICC
CCI Classification Number:
QD/323/F45
GCI Shelf:
QD323 .F31 1990
GCI Classification Number:
QD323 .F45 1990;069'.53220
MCI Accession Number:
24595
Record Type:
Abstract
Literature Type:
Monograph
Bibliographic Level:
Monographic
Old BCIN Number:
166514
BCIN Number:
109521
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