Stability of Cellulose Ester Base Photographic Film: Part IV—Behavior of Nitrate Base Film

Reilly, James M.; Nishimura, Douglas W.; Erbland, C. J.

doi:10.5594/j17253

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“…Few artificial aging studies have employed humidity coupled with high temperature. These include early works on the aging of cinematographic films with CN bases [ 15 , 16 ] and the research by Quye et al [ 17 ], which employed a temperature of 70 °C and different relative humidity (RH) conditions, going up to 75%.…”

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Shedding Light on Degradation Gradients in Celluloid: An ATR-FTIR Study of Artificially and Naturally Aged Specimens

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Celluloid artifacts are known by conservation professionals to be prone to degradation, threatening their own integrity and that of nearby heritage collections. Celluloid alteration can have a heterogeneous nature, and this research topic is still in its infancy for heritage science. This article investigates degradation gradients, both along depth and width, of artificially aged celluloid sheets, and compares them to three-dimensional (3D) historical objects with the aim of gaining a better insight into the nature and evolution of their decay. ATR-FTIR was used to systematically study different sampling points of the artificially and naturally aged specimens and allowed us to recognize better-preserved surfaces and more deteriorated cores. ATR-FTIR was found suitable for assessing the molecular changes induced by degradation, particularly denitration and formation of carbonyl-containing degradation products in severely aged specimens. Even though the severely artificially aged sheets displayed unusual alteration phenomena, they present a degradation gradient similar to the one observed for the naturally aged 3D objects under study. This research underlines that sampling at different depths and/or widths is relevant for characterizing the heterogeneity of degraded celluloid, and further investigation with chromatographic techniques would greatly benefit the understanding of the complex degradation of celluloid artifacts.

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Shedding Light on Degradation Gradients in Celluloid: An ATR-FTIR Study of Artificially and Naturally Aged Specimens

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“…Due to their rigour the works of Adelstein et al are extremely interesting, See Adelstein et al (1992a, b, 1995a, b, c).…”

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The conservation and preservation of film and magnetic materials (1): film materials

Bereijo

2004

Library Review

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This article is one of two concentrating on the conservation of audio‐visual materials. This first one focuses on the conservation of one particular form of A‐V material, motion‐picture and film media. An outline of the main landmarks in the historical development of film conservation is given, followed by an examination of both the composition and the most common pathologies of film. Finally the environmental and other conditions for effective preservation are described. The companion piece to this article focuses on the conservation of magnetic materials, and should be read subsequent to this first paper (see Library Review, Vol. 53 No. 7).

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Lack of evidence for an autocatalytic point in the degradation of cellulose acetate

Knight

2014

Polymer Degradation and Stability

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Stability of Cellulose Ester Base Photographic Film: Part IV—Behavior of Nitrate Base Film

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Shedding Light on Degradation Gradients in Celluloid: An ATR-FTIR Study of Artificially and Naturally Aged Specimens

Shedding Light on Degradation Gradients in Celluloid: An ATR-FTIR Study of Artificially and Naturally Aged Specimens

The conservation and preservation of film and magnetic materials (1): film materials

Lack of evidence for an autocatalytic point in the degradation of cellulose acetate

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