48255
Accession Number
25976
Editor
Grimstad, Kirsten
Title Of Article Chaper
A new freeze-drying method using mannitol and PEG for the preservation of waterlogged wood
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM Committee for Conservation, 9th triennial meeting, Dresden, German Democratic Republic, 26-31 August 1990: preprints
Pages
234-238
Collation
5 figs.
Reference Bibliography
3 refs.
Publisher
ICOM Committee for Conservation
Publisher City
Paris
ISBN
0-89236-185-9
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph : Proceedings
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
ICOM Committee for Conservation. Meeting
Abstract
A new method for the preservation treatment of excavated waterlogged wood is described. The new method consists of immersion first in a mannitol solution then in a PEG solution followed by freeze-drying. This is an improvement over the better-known mannitol+freeze-drying method. The new method gives little dimensional change and is a shorter and simpler process.
Keywords
freeze-drying;mannitol;preservation;waterlogged wood; polyethylene glycol
pub_id
48255