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A supply of an alkaline substance added to a material for the purpose of neutralizing future acidic components that may otherwise accumulate. As cellulosic materials are very sensitive to acid degradation, an alkaline reserve is sometimes added to archival papers and treated papers to minimize acid produced embrittlement, yellowing, and deterioration. Some substances that have been tried as alkaline reserves are:  
 
A supply of an alkaline substance added to a material for the purpose of neutralizing future acidic components that may otherwise accumulate. As cellulosic materials are very sensitive to acid degradation, an alkaline reserve is sometimes added to archival papers and treated papers to minimize acid produced embrittlement, yellowing, and deterioration. Some substances that have been tried as alkaline reserves are:  
  
1) Aqueous solutions of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=magnesium%20carbonate magnesium carbonate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20carbonate calcium carbonate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20hydroxide calcium hydroxide], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=barium%20hydroxide barium hydroxide], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=magnesium%20acetate magnesium acetate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20acetate calcium acetate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20chloride calcium chloride], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ammonium%20carbonate ammonium carbonate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=borax borax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ammonium%20hydroxide ammonium hydroxide];  
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1) Aqueous solutions of [magnesium%20carbonate magnesium carbonate], [[calcium%20carbonate|calcium carbonate]], [[calcium%20hydroxide|calcium hydroxide]], [[barium%20hydroxide|barium hydroxide]], [[magnesium%20acetate|magnesium acetate]], [[calcium%20acetate|calcium acetate]], [[calcium%20chloride|calcium chloride]], [[ammonium%20carbonate|ammonium carbonate]], [[borax|borax]], [[ammonium%20hydroxide|ammonium hydroxide]];  
  
2) Alcoholic solutions of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=methoxy%20magnesium%20methyl%20carbonate methoxy magnesium methyl carbonate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ethoxy%20magnesium%20ethyl%20carbonate ethoxy magnesium ethyl carbonate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=magnesium%20acetate magnesium acetate];  
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2) Alcoholic solutions of [[methoxy%20magnesium%20methyl%20carbonate|methoxy magnesium methyl carbonate]], [[ethoxy%20magnesium%20ethyl%20carbonate|ethoxy magnesium ethyl carbonate]], [[magnesium%20acetate|magnesium acetate]];  
  
3) Vapor phase agents of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ammonia%20%28anhydrous%29 ammonia], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cyclohexylamine%20carbonate cyclohexylamine carbonate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=morpholine morpholine], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diethylzinc diethylzinc].
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3) Vapor phase agents of [[ammonia%20%28anhydrous%29|ammonia]], [[cyclohexylamine%20carbonate|cyclohexylamine carbonate]], [[morpholine|morpholine]], and [[diethylzinc|diethylzinc]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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alkaline buffer; buffering; alkaline sizing; alkaline paper; alkaline sized paper; buffered paper
 
alkaline buffer; buffering; alkaline sizing; alkaline paper; alkaline sized paper; buffered paper
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
 
A 3% reserve is generally recommended.
 
A 3% reserve is generally recommended.
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
''Paper Conservation Catalog'', Book and Paper Group, American Institute for the Conservation, 1989.
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* Boise Cascade Paper Group, ''The Paper Handbook'', Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989
 
* Boise Cascade Paper Group, ''The Paper Handbook'', Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989

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Description

A supply of an alkaline substance added to a material for the purpose of neutralizing future acidic components that may otherwise accumulate. As cellulosic materials are very sensitive to acid degradation, an alkaline reserve is sometimes added to archival papers and treated papers to minimize acid produced embrittlement, yellowing, and deterioration. Some substances that have been tried as alkaline reserves are:

1) Aqueous solutions of [magnesium%20carbonate magnesium carbonate], Calcium carbonate, Calcium hydroxide, Barium hydroxide, Magnesium acetate, Calcium acetate, Calcium chloride, Ammonium carbonate, Borax, Ammonium hydroxide;

2) Alcoholic solutions of Methoxy magnesium methyl carbonate, Ethoxy magnesium ethyl carbonate, Magnesium acetate;

3) Vapor phase agents of ammonia, Cyclohexylamine carbonate, Morpholine, and Diethylzinc.

Synonyms and Related Terms

alkaline buffer; buffering; alkaline sizing; alkaline paper; alkaline sized paper; buffered paper

Physical and Chemical Properties

A 3% reserve is generally recommended.

Resources and Citations

  • Boise Cascade Paper Group, The Paper Handbook, Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989
  • Pam Hatchfield, Pollutants in the Museum Environment, Archetype Press, London, 2002
  • The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
  • Roy Perkinson, contributed information, 1998