33594
Author
Cooper, David; King, Carolyn; Segal, Judith
Title Of Article Chaper
The use of enzymes in partially non-aqueous media
Title Of Journal Book
International conference on the conservation of library and archive materials and the graphic arts, Cambridge, 22-26 September 1980. Abstracts and preprints
Pages
14-19
Collation
graphs
Publisher
Institute for paper conservation. Society of archivists
Publisher City
London
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
International conference on the conservation of library and archive materials
Meeting City
Cambridge
Abstract
The technique for the removal of old repairs and adhesive deposits is extended to include cases in which the inks are fugitive in aqueous solutions. The stability of various inks in a number of solvent systems is assessed. The activity of alpha-amylase and protease in a range of mixtures of water and various organic solvents is investigated, 2-methoxyethanol and isopropanol at a concentration of 45% being shown to offer reasonable activity for repair work. Examples of these enzymes in the above solvent mixtures acting on actual library materials, both manuscript and printed are presented.
Keywords
Paper, cleaning; Enzyme, starch hydrolysis; Paper, conservation restoration
pub_id
33594
Meeting Date
19800922-19800926