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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12106| Title: | A survey of the types of corrosion inhibitors and protective coatings used for the conservation of metal objects from museum collections in the Mediterranean basin |
| Keywords: | Metals -- Conservation -- Congresses Corrosion and anti-corrosives -- Congresses |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | Dept. of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art & T.E.I. of Athens |
| Citation: | Argyropoulos, V., Hein, A., & Harith, M.A. (editors). (2007). A survey of the types of corrosion inhibitors and protective coatings used for the conservation of metal objects from museum collections in the Mediterranean basin. International Conference on Strategies for Saving Indoor Metallic Collections, Athens. p. 1-5 |
| Abstract: | 50 museums were surveyed from Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, Spain, Syria, Turkey, including Czech Republic to determine the types of corrosion inhibitors and coatings used by conservators-restorers to protect indoor museum objects made either of copper, iron, silver, or gold alloys. The results found that the most popular corrosion inhibitor for copper alloy objects is benzotriazole. For iron alloy objects, not many conservator-restorers use corrosion inhibitors, except in Europe where tannic acid is the most favoured. Paraloid® B72 is the most popular protective coating for archaeological or historical copper, iron, silver, and gold alloys. The paper provides an analysis of the survey and identifies the areas for further training or research in the Mediterranean basin. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12106 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCTecGen |
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