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| − | [[File: | + | [[File:image 6-arrowroot starch.jpg|thumb|Bag of arrowroot starch]] |
| + | == Description == | ||
| − | + | A starch obtained from the tubers of the ''Maranta arundinacea'' plant native to Florida, the West Indies and Central America. Arrowroot starch is used as a [[binder|binder]] and [[adhesive|adhesive]]. In the mid 1850s, arrowroot starch was used as a binder in [[salted%20paper|salted]] photographic papers. It produced a bright image with a good density range and high resolution. | |
| − | + | See [[arrowroot%20paper|arrowroot paper]]. | |
| − | + | [[File:8_Arrowroot_starch_200X.jpg|thumb|Arrowroot starch<br>200x, visible]] | |
| + | [[File:8_Arrowroot_starch_200X_pol.jpg|thumb|Arrowroot starch<br>200x, polarized]] | ||
| + | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | + | maranta; ''Maranta arundinacea''; arrow-root (Br.); fécule de marante (Fr.); almidón de arruruz (Esp.); almidón de raiz de flecha (Esp.) | |
| + | == Risks == | ||
| + | * Susceptible to biodeterioration. | ||
| + | * Dried films become brittle with age | ||
| + | * Alpha Resources: [https://www.alpharesources.com/documents/MSDS/arrowrootstarchsds101.pdf SDS] | ||
| − | + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | |
| − | + | * Swellable in hot water. | |
| + | * Reacts with a iodine/potassium iodide solution to give a positive purple color | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 768 | |
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| − | [[Category: | + | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 |
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| + | * Book and Paper Group, ''Paper Conservation Catalog'', AIC, 1984, 1989 | ||
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| + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
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| + | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
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| + | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | ||
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| + | * Wikipedia at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: arrowroot | ||
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| + | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:56, 29 April 2022
Description
A starch obtained from the tubers of the Maranta arundinacea plant native to Florida, the West Indies and Central America. Arrowroot starch is used as a Binder and Adhesive. In the mid 1850s, arrowroot starch was used as a binder in salted photographic papers. It produced a bright image with a good density range and high resolution.
See Arrowroot paper.
Synonyms and Related Terms
maranta; Maranta arundinacea; arrow-root (Br.); fécule de marante (Fr.); almidón de arruruz (Esp.); almidón de raiz de flecha (Esp.)
Risks
- Susceptible to biodeterioration.
- Dried films become brittle with age
- Alpha Resources: SDS
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Swellable in hot water.
- Reacts with a iodine/potassium iodide solution to give a positive purple color
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 768
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Wikipedia at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: arrowroot