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Y., Z., N., E., M., F., M., R. (2020). THE EFFECT OF CARBOGEL POULTICES ON PINE WOOD. Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies, 10(2), 113-121. doi: 10.21608/ejars.2020.131814
Zidan Y.; El Hadidi N.; Fawzi M.; Rabie M.. "THE EFFECT OF CARBOGEL POULTICES ON PINE WOOD". Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies, 10, 2, 2020, 113-121. doi: 10.21608/ejars.2020.131814
Y., Z., N., E., M., F., M., R. (2020). 'THE EFFECT OF CARBOGEL POULTICES ON PINE WOOD', Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies, 10(2), pp. 113-121. doi: 10.21608/ejars.2020.131814
Y., Z., N., E., M., F., M., R. THE EFFECT OF CARBOGEL POULTICES ON PINE WOOD. Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies, 2020; 10(2): 113-121. doi: 10.21608/ejars.2020.131814

THE EFFECT OF CARBOGEL POULTICES ON PINE WOOD

Article 3, Volume 10, Issue 2, December 2020, Page 113-121  XML PDF (1.43 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejars.2020.131814
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Authors
Zidan Y.1; El Hadidi N.1; Fawzi M.1; Rabie M.2
1Conservation dept., Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo Univ., Cairo, Egypt
2Institute for Conservation of Archaeology, Luxor, Egypt
Abstract
Carbogel, a "polyacrylic acid", has been applied for cleaning diff-erent materials in the field of archaeological conservation, but it was rarely applied on wooden artifacts, and its effect on wood has not been assessed. Therefore the aim of this paper is to study the effects of carbogel poultices on one type of wood, namely pine wood, a softwood commonly used in many countries around the world throughout history. Three different Carbogel poultices were prepared by mixing in: distilled water, water and ethyl alcohol and water and acetone. Wood samples were covered with the different carbogel mixtures for 5, 15 and 30 minutes. To assess the long term effect of Carbogel on the treated wood, samples were exp-osed to accelerated heat ageing and humidity. Infrared spectroscopy analyses of treated and aged wood were conducted to study the effect of the poultices on wood components. Color change meas-urements and visual examination using a digital microscope were recorded. The results obtained indicated that carbogel can be safely applied in cleaning wooden artifacts made of softwoods, because its effect on wood components is minute and color change is negligible.
Keywords
Carbogel; Poultice; Cleaning; FTIR spectroscopy; colorimetric measurement
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