Abstract: A method of deacidifying paper wherein the paper has a substantially cellulose fiber base or substrate by exposing the paper to the vapors of a volatile organometallic compound and subsequently decomposing said compound to a base or alkaline material in situ. The treated material is usually first dried in vacuo and exposed under anhydrous or nearly anhydrous conditions to the organic-metallic compound. The method has the advantage of being able to treat large quantities of material at any one time.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 24, 1974
Date of Patent:
July 13, 1976
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Librarian of Congress
Abstract: A composition for use in Deacidification of Paper, which comprises 0.1 to 20% by weight of methyl magnesium carbonate in an organic solvent, where the solvent is not harmful to the paper.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 14, 1975
Date of Patent:
February 17, 1976
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Librarian of Congress