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Polymers in conservation / edited by N.S. Allen, M. Edge, and C.V. Horie.

Contributor(s): Series: Special publication (Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain) ; 105Publication details: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1992.Description: 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780851862477
  • 0851862470
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Contents:
150 Years of Plastics Degradation / C.J. Williamson -- Fundamental Aspects of Polymer Degradation / I.C. McNeill -- Preservation of Natural Macromolecules / C.V. Horie -- Oriental Lacquer: A Natural Polymer / H.F. Jaeschke -- Stability and Function of Coatings Used in Conservation / E. Rene de la Rie -- Textile Conservation / J.S. Crighton -- Degradation and Conservation of Cellulosics and their Esters / J.M. Cardamone, K.M. Keister and A.H. Osareh -- Degradation of Cellulose Triacetate by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Molecular Modelling / M. Derham, M. Edge, D.A.R. Williams and D.M. Williamson -- Investigation of the Archival Stability of Cellulose Triacetate Film: The Effect of Additives to CTA Support / Y. Shinagawa, M. Murayama and Y. Sakaino -- Film Storage / M. Jacobsen -- Paper Conservation: Some Polymeric Aspects / D.J. Priest -- Early Advances in the Use of Acrylic Resins for the Conservation of Antiquities / M. Robson -- Action of Light on Dyed and Pigmented Polymers / N.S. Allen.
Summary: An examination of the techniques and methodology employed in the storage and preservation of polymers and other materials, which aims to supply an understanding of the process of deterioration. The text explores the complete life cycle of materials, from conception to manufacture and storage. Read less A major triumph of the industrial revolution was the introduction of new materials. Building on the wealth of natural products from the living world, innovators extracted and modified these materials to create usable products. Organic chemistry progressed, enabling materials to be constructed synthetically. The process of innovation, application and occasionally redundancy continues apace. Many of these materials are polymers, such as fibres, plastics, adhesives and coatings. Others are supplementary to the polymers, such as dye and plasticiser additives. Incorporated in objects, these form the material evidence for much of human history and discovery over the past two centuries. Preservation of the objects depends on the survival of the materials of which they are composed. Improved techniques of storage are required in order to reduce changes in the polymers. Processes of deterioration must be understood to specify these techniques and also to reconstruct the original state from the altered survivals. The Centre for Archival Polymeric Materials has carried out innovative research in this field and has welcomed the increasing recognition of the problems worldwide. This volume brings together papers on all aspects of a common problem. The authors also represent the life cycle of an object, from the academic scientist understanding and developing new materials, through the manufacturer, to the private collector and finally the museum. Only by such collaboration will the achievements of recent history be preserved for posterity.
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Proceedings of an international conference organized by Manchester Polytechnic and Manchester Museum, Manchester, 17th-19th July 1991.

Includes bibliographical references.

150 Years of Plastics Degradation / C.J. Williamson -- Fundamental Aspects of Polymer Degradation / I.C. McNeill -- Preservation of Natural Macromolecules / C.V. Horie -- Oriental Lacquer: A Natural Polymer / H.F. Jaeschke -- Stability and Function of Coatings Used in Conservation / E. Rene de la Rie -- Textile Conservation / J.S. Crighton -- Degradation and Conservation of Cellulosics and their Esters / J.M. Cardamone, K.M. Keister and A.H. Osareh -- Degradation of Cellulose Triacetate by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Molecular Modelling / M. Derham, M. Edge, D.A.R. Williams and D.M. Williamson -- Investigation of the Archival Stability of Cellulose Triacetate Film: The Effect of Additives to CTA Support / Y. Shinagawa, M. Murayama and Y. Sakaino -- Film Storage / M. Jacobsen -- Paper Conservation: Some Polymeric Aspects / D.J. Priest -- Early Advances in the Use of Acrylic Resins for the Conservation of Antiquities / M. Robson -- Action of Light on Dyed and Pigmented Polymers / N.S. Allen.

An examination of the techniques and methodology employed in the storage and preservation of polymers and other materials, which aims to supply an understanding of the process of deterioration. The text explores the complete life cycle of materials, from conception to manufacture and storage. Read less A major triumph of the industrial revolution was the introduction of new materials. Building on the wealth of natural products from the living world, innovators extracted and modified these materials to create usable products. Organic chemistry progressed, enabling materials to be constructed synthetically. The process of innovation, application and occasionally redundancy continues apace. Many of these materials are polymers, such as fibres, plastics, adhesives and coatings. Others are supplementary to the polymers, such as dye and plasticiser additives. Incorporated in objects, these form the material evidence for much of human history and discovery over the past two centuries. Preservation of the objects depends on the survival of the materials of which they are composed. Improved techniques of storage are required in order to reduce changes in the polymers. Processes of deterioration must be understood to specify these techniques and also to reconstruct the original state from the altered survivals. The Centre for Archival Polymeric Materials has carried out innovative research in this field and has welcomed the increasing recognition of the problems worldwide. This volume brings together papers on all aspects of a common problem. The authors also represent the life cycle of an object, from the academic scientist understanding and developing new materials, through the manufacturer, to the private collector and finally the museum. Only by such collaboration will the achievements of recent history be preserved for posterity.