Difference between revisions of "Alum rosin size"
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| − | A type of acid size for paper containing a rosin-alum mixture. Starting in the 1820s, [ | + | A type of acid size for paper containing a rosin-alum mixture. Starting in the 1820s, [[aluminum%20sulfate|aluminum sulfate]], or papermakers alum, was added to rosin size causing it to flocculate to the cellulosic fibers in the pulp solution. However, residual alum in the paper produces an acidic environment that accelerates the degradation of paper. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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alum-rosin sizing; rosin alum size | alum-rosin sizing; rosin alum size | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | ||
| − | * Website | + | * Website: http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/a/htm |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:55, 26 April 2022
Description
A type of acid size for paper containing a rosin-alum mixture. Starting in the 1820s, Aluminum sulfate, or papermakers alum, was added to rosin size causing it to flocculate to the cellulosic fibers in the pulp solution. However, residual alum in the paper produces an acidic environment that accelerates the degradation of paper.
Synonyms and Related Terms
alum-rosin sizing; rosin alum size
Resources and Citations
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982