Preservation Technologies LP

Koppers Company, Inc.

Robert M Gaydos

Lee H Leiner

James E Burd

Robert W Maxwell, Jr

Leonard F Guziak

Thomas D Traubert

An improved method of deacidifying books, imaged paper and other imaged materials having a cellulose base wherein, for a sufficient time to raise the pH of the materials, the materials are treated with alkaline particles of a basic metal oxide, hydroxide or salt dispersed in a hydrofluorether carrier, alone, or in combination with a perfluorinated carrier. A surfactant is added.

Deacidification of cellulose based materials using hydrofluoroether carriers

Deacidification of cellulose based materials using hydrofluoroether

A method for temporarily revealing the presence of a watermark on cellulose-based materials. The method comprises applying one of a perfluorocarbon ard hydrofluorocarbon to at least a portion of the cellulose-based material. The method also provides applying a solution containing both perfluorocarbon and hydrofluorocarbon to the cellulose-based material to vary the rate of evaporation of the solution.

Method for revealing hidden watermarks

A method and apparatus for deacidification of cellulosic materials such as the pages of books, magazines, newspapers, documents and the like are provided which ensures that substantially the entirety of each page is treated. The method includes placing the materials within a carrier such that the pages are free for exposure to the treating medium. The carrier is submerged in a vat preferably containing a dispersion of treating material including particles of an alkaline metal oxide, hydroxide or salt. The vat includes a support frame which supports the carrier and is slidably mounted on the vat such that the carrier and materials it holds may reciprocate in a generally horizontal direction. The reciprocation of the support frame causes the pages of a book, for example, to fan out, and the treating material in the medium thus comes into contact with each page of the book, magazine or other document. After reciprocating the support frame at a preselected speed and stroke length for a preselected length of time such that each page of the book is treated, preferably in its entirety, the carrier is removed from the bath and transferred to a dryer. The dryer includes a flexible meshed webbing which is loosely draped over a series of support rods mounted on a frame. The cellulosic materials are placed on the meshed webbing and preheated air is passed through the dryer to evaporate any excess residual treating medium.

Method and apparatus for the deacidification of library materials

A mixture of monosubstituted and polysubstituted isopropylnaphthalenes is produced by treating naphthalene with concentrated sulfuric acid and propylene. Concentrated sulfuric acid is added to naphthalene in an amount of at least 3% based on the amount of naphthalene used, and at a temperature in the range of 150.degree. - 200.degree.C to form a mixture containing naphthalene sulfonic acids and naphthalene. Propylene is added to this mixture at a temperature of 150.degree. - 220.degree.C. The propylated mixture is neutralized with caustic and distilled to remove naphthalene and to produce a mixture of isopropylnaphthalenes.

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Robert M Gaydos