Accelerated Aging of Paper: Can it Really Foretell the Permanence of Paper
Preservation Research and Testing Series No.9503
Chandru J. Shahani
Preservation Research and Testing Office, November 1995
The experimental data presented here were developed by Library
of Congress staff members:
Frank Hengemihle, Norris Lindsey, Sang B. Lee, Tekisha Smith and Norman Weberg.
Diane Kresh,
Director Preservation Directorate
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Status of Accelerated Aging of Paper Research in Accelerated Aging of Paper Comparison of Accelerated Aging of Paper in Stacks and Sheets Aging of Paper Sealed within Polyester Film Inadequacy of Single Sheet Accelerated Aging Methods Accelerated Aging within Sealed Enclosures Comparison of Accelerated Aging Methods |
Supporting Documents
Table 1. Accelerated Aging of Springhill™ Offset Paper Under Different Conditions Figure 1. Effect of Temperature on Accelerated aging of Springhill™ Offset Paper (Single Sheets and Stacks Aged at 50% RH) Figure 2. Aging of Encapsulated Springhill™ Offset Figure 3. Accelerated Aging of Springhill™ Offset Paper within Aluminized PET Bags (Effect of Number of Paper Sheets) Figure 4. Loss of Physical Properties on Aging (Springhill™ Offset Aged at 90°C and 50% RH) |
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