Evaluation of the Efficiency of traditional chitosan, nano chitosan and chitosan nanocomposites for consolidating aged papyrus paper

Evaluation of the Efficiency of traditional chitosan, nano chitosan and chitosan nanocomposites for consolidating aged papyrus paper

Purpose Paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of traditional chitosan, nano chitosan, and chitosan nanocomposites for consolidating aged papyrus samples. Cellulose-based materials, such as papyrus sheets and paper, which are the most common types of writing supports for works of art in many museums...

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Published in:Pigment & resin technology Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 273 - 282
Main Authors: Salim, Eman, Mohamed, Wael S., Sadek, Rasha
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 14-03-2024
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects:
Aging
Art works
Biodegradable materials
Caustic soda
Cellulose
Chemical reactions
Chitosan
Consolidation
E coli
Fourier transforms
Mechanical properties
Morphology
Museums
Nanocomposites
Nanoparticles
Optical properties
Sodium
Spectrum analysis
Tensile properties
Textiles
Zinc oxide
Zinc oxides
Germany
Egypt
ZnONPs
Strengthening
FTIR
Antibacterial activity
SEM
Chitosan
Nano chitosan
Papyrus
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Summary:Purpose Paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of traditional chitosan, nano chitosan, and chitosan nanocomposites for consolidating aged papyrus samples. Cellulose-based materials, such as papyrus sheets and paper, which are the most common types of writing supports for works of art in many museums and archive. They are subjected to different types of deterioration factors that may lead to many conservation problems. Consolidation treatment is one of the most common conservation treatments, which should have perform after much testing to select the appropriate consolidants. Design/methodology/approach This research paper aims to evaluate the resistance of traditional chitosan, nanochitosan and chitosan/zinc oxide nanocomposite as an eco-friendly papyrus strengthening. Untreated and treated papyrus was thermally aged and characterized via scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Antimicrobial activity of the papyrus specimens was also determined against four tested pathogenic bacteria by disc diffusion method: MRSA, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli and P. aeruginosa. Findings The results revealed that chitosan nanocomposite showed a remarkable enhancement of papyrus tensile properties and presence of ZnO prevents the effects of biodeterioration. Originality/value Zinc oxide nanoparticles enhance the optical properties and increase the chemical reactions between the consolidating material and the treated papyrus.
ISSN:0369-9420
1758-6941
0369-9420
DOI:10.1108/PRT-06-2022-0079