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== Description == | == 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 [ | + | 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 [ | + | See [[arrowroot%20paper|arrowroot paper]]. |
| − | [[File:8_Arrowroot_starch_200X.jpg|thumb|Arrowroot starch]] | + | [[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 == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
maranta; ''Maranta arundinacea''; arrow-root (Br.); fécule de marante (Fr.); almidón de arruruz (Esp.); almidón de raiz de flecha (Esp.) | 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 | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 768 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 768 | ||
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | ||
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: arrowroot |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:56, 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