Paper aging and conservation are matters of concern to those responsible for archives and
library collections. Wood-derived fibers are mainly composed of cellulose, hemicelluloses …

In order to investigate a synergetic role of water and oxygen in the degradation of permanent
paper in archiving climate, accelerated ageing in three different conditions was conducted …

Historical papers are often locally damaged by exogenous influences and/or have
endogenously degraded paper areas. The stabilization of such papers is very important …

The study presents an overview of the chromatographic (SEC), spectroscopic (FTIR,
UV/VIS), viscometric (DP) and chemical methods (titration, pH) used for the evaluation of the …

The reactivity towards cellulose of various volatile compounds commonly released by paper
was studied. Sheets of Whatman No. 1 (W1) and No. 40 (W40) were exposed to various …

The possible effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and of hypoxic conditions on the
durability of library and archival collections have been investigated. There is growing …

The paper deals with the application of size exclusion chromatography (SEC) for the studies
of paper degradation phenomena. The goal is to solve some of the technical problems …

Because of its acidic and oxidative nature, iron gall ink promotes the endogenous
degradation of paper manuscripts. Mechanical damage in areas of concentrated ink …

In paper degradation studies, the viscosity-average degree of polymerisation (DPv) is often
used as a key indicator of the extent of degradation of cellulosic paper. DPv can be deduced …

Non-destructive methods of sampling during the physicochemical studies of historical
objects such as old books and manuscripts seem to be an obvious choice. Since furfural has …