Open AccessStudy of the influence of surfactants on the paper properties and degradation
Author(s) -
Milda Liubinienė,
Justė Kupčiūnaitė,
Aldona Beganskienė
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2424-4538
pISSN - 0235-7216
DOI - 10.6001/chemija.v29i3.3818
Subject(s) - ammonium , disinfectant , degradation (telecommunications) , decomposition , aqueous solution , hydrolysis , cosmetics , materials science , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , computer science , engineering , telecommunications
Surfactants are one of the materials recommended for the cleaning of movable cultural properties. These substances are widespread in other fields – medicine, cosmetics, household appliance industry, etc. Quaternary ammonium compounds are particularly prevalent due to their cleansing and disinfectant properties. Initial studies have shown that surfactants, including quaternary ammonium compounds, have a positive effect on preserved/ restored cultural properties. Using relatively low concentrations of aqueous solutions of these substances, it is possible to obtain sufficiently good results to wash out from the restoration of the document or textiles dirt, acidification of the object and colour changes that cause aging and decomposition processes – hydrolysis and oxidation.