IRON GALL INK-INDUCED DAMAGE OF CELLULOSE FROM HISTORICAL PAPERS. SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSES
Sanda Maria Doncea, Rodica Mariana Ion, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Irina Dumitriu, Elena Bacalum
Pages: 415-421
Published: 1 Jan 2009
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Abstract: Degradation of cellulose in historic paper by iron gall ink is a synergistic process of both, acid hydrolysis caused by acidic ink ingredients and oxidation catalyzed by free iron and/or copper ions. The interplay of both reactions was studied for historic paper samples.
Keywords: ink, irongall, ftir, degradation, cellulose
Cite this article: Sanda Maria Doncea, Rodica Mariana Ion, Radu Claudiu Fierascu, Irina Dumitriu, Elena Bacalum. IRON GALL INK-INDUCED DAMAGE OF CELLULOSE FROM HISTORICAL PAPERS. SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSES. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Materials, Methods & Technologies 3, 415-421 (2009). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1003498/
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