19849
Accession Number
29546
Author
Maekawa, Shin; Elert, Kerstin
Editor
Bridgland, Janet
Author Affiliation
The Getty Conservation Institute;The Getty Conservation Institute
Title Of Article Chaper
Large-scale disinfestation of museum objects using nitrogen anoxia
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM committee for conservation, 11th triennial meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1-6 September 1996: Preprints
Pages
48-53
Reference Bibliography
11 bibliog. refs.
Publisher
James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd.
Publisher City
London
ISBN
1-873956-50-8
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph : Proceedings
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
ICOM Committee for Conservation triennial meeting (11)
Meeting Country
United Kingdom
Abstract
Reusable, flexible enclosures and high-volume nitrogen supplies for a large scale insect eradication treatment were investigated. The treatment system consisted of a high-volume nitrogen source, a gas humidification module, an anoxia enclosure or tent, environmental sensors, and a vacuum pump. A 10 cube meter volume reusable tent was fabricated from Filmpak 1193 film with an oxygen leak rate of less than 0.005 percent (50 ppm) per day. Thus, it could maintain the anoxic condition with no nitrogen flow for several weeks once purged to a 0.1 percent oxygen level. A commercially available 6 cube meter bubble enclosure from Rentokil had a leak rate low enough to be maintained at 0. 3 percent oxygen by a moderate constant flow of nitrogen. Liquid nitrogen and a nitrogen generator were successfully tested as nitrogen sources for large scale anoxia systems. A humidification module was successfully redesigned for improved accuracy and controllability of relative humidity at both low and high nitrogen flow rates. Safety issues related to large scale applications of nitrogen are discussed. -- ICCROM
Keywords
Museum; Infestation; Insect; Control; Disinfection; Modified atmosphere; Nitrogen -- ICCROM
pub_id
19849
Meeting Date
19960901-19960906