Technical Information
In the ancient Greek seacoast town of
Abdera, 25 centuries ago, philosophers Leucippus and Democritus were teaching that
all matter is composed of empty space and indivisible bits of matter called
atoms. What little is left of Abdera is now only ruins. None of the written
works of Leucippus have been preserved over the millennia, and only a few
tantalizing fragments of the writings of Democritus still exist today. However,
their insight that all matter consists of atoms is, today, the foundation upon
which modern chemistry is based. To understand the chemical structure and acid
deterioration of paper, we need to know how atoms combine into molecules which
make up paper fibers.
Zeolite
Molecular Traps and Their Use In Preventative Conservation
Specifications for Archival
Papers
Specifications
for Lig-free Archival Papers
Specifications
for Photographic/Textile Conservation Paper
What Causes
Acids to Be Present in Paper?
What Can
We Do to Protect Paper From Acids?
Efficacy
of Molecular Traps in MicroChamber Papers
The History
of Archival Boards in the U.S.A.
Enzyme Degradation
and Mechanical Damage