Objective The world's libraries, archive and museums are faced with the immense problem of preserving countless documents, endangered by the corrosive properties of their on gall ink. A non-aqueous conservation method, enabling massive approach, treatment of bound volumes and water sensitive items is desperately searched for. This project aims at development of a new non-aqueous paper stabilisation treatment based on a combined action of alkali and antioxidants. The effect of preventive antioxidants as well as chain-breaking ones will be studied using state-of-the-art experimental and analytical techniques. In addition to establishing better conservation practices, enabling preservation and undisturbed access to the numerous artefacts threatened by ink corrosion, the project will substantially increase present knowledge of ink compositions, oxidation mechanisms as well as offer new analytical methodology. Fields of science natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysis Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-4. - Key action City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator NATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY OF SLOVENIA Address Turjaska 1 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALGEMEEN RIJKSARCHIEF Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Prins willem - alexanderhof 20 2595 BE Den haag ('s-gravenhage) See on map JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Jamova 39 1001 Ljubljana See on map MUSEE DU LOUVRE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Quai du louvre 34-36 75058 Paris See on map NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Gabriel metsusstraat 16 1070 KA Amsterdam See on map TEYLERS MUSEUM Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Spaarne 16 2011 CH Haarlem See on map UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Askerceva 5 1000 Ljubljana See on map ZENTRUM FUER BUCHERHALTUNG GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Mommenstrasse 7 04329 Leipzig See on map
