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Art-Sorb

Description

[Fuji Silysia Chemical] A registered trademark for a moisture sensitive Amorphous material used to buffer changes in humidity. Art-Sorb is composed of Silica gel blended with 10% of hygroscopic salt (Lithium chloride). It is available as beads, sheets or cassettes that have been preconditioned to specific humidity levels between 40-70% at intervals of 5%. Art-Sorb absorbs and desorbs moisture to maintain the humidity levels to within +/- 2% of the preset value until it has reached its capacity. It may be reconditioned as needed using an oven or by misting with water to reach the appropriate water to volume proportions specified in the manufacturer's technical information sheet. Art-Sorb is dust-free and relatively unaffected by temperature changes. Art-Sorb sheets are composed of nonwoven PE/PP fibers loaded with silica. The cassettes contain Art-Sorb beads encased in Art-Sorb sheets held in a cardboard holder.

Art-Sorb Cassettes

Art-Sorb Sheets

Synonyms and Related Terms

Art Sorb (sp); ArtSorb (sp); silica

Risks

Talas: SDS

Forms and Sizes

Fuji Silysia sells beads, sheets, cassettes (DRY*, RH40%, RH45%, RH50%, RH55%, RH60%, RH65%, RH70% products) (Except sheet is not available dry)
Creative Humidity sells the products as follow:

Type	RH Level Availability
Cassettes	40%	50%	60%	X	X
Sheets	X	50%	60%	X	X
Free Beads	40%	50%	60%	65%	70%

Resources and Citations

Fuji Silysia : Artsorb
Art Sorb: Creative Humidity Website
Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997
Conservation Support Systems, Catalog, 1997
Teri Hensick, contributed information, 1998

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 == Description ==
-[Fuji Silysia Chemical] A registered trademark for a moisture sensitive [[amorphous|amorphous silica]] material used to buffer changes in humidity. Art-Sorb is composed of amorphous silica blended with 10% of hygroscopic salt ([[lithium chloride|lithium chloride]]). It is available as beads, sheets or cassettes that have been preconditioned to specific humidity levels between 40-70% at intervals of 5%. Art-Sorb absorbs and desorbs moisture to maintain the humidity levels to within +/- 2% of the preset value until it has reached its capacity. It may be reconditioned as needed using an oven or by misting with water to reach the appropriate water to volume proportions specified in the manufacturer's technical information sheet. Art-Sorb is dust-free and relatively unaffected by temperature changes. Art-Sorb sheets are composed of nonwoven PE/PP fibers loaded with silica. The cassettes contain Art-Sorb beads encased in Art-Sorb sheets held in a cardboard holder.
+[Fuji Silysia Chemical] A registered trademark for a moisture sensitive [[amorphous]] material used to buffer changes in humidity. Art-Sorb is composed of [[silica gel]] blended with 10% of hygroscopic salt ([[lithium chloride|lithium chloride]]). It is available as beads, sheets or cassettes that have been preconditioned to specific humidity levels between 40-70% at intervals of 5%. Art-Sorb absorbs and desorbs moisture to maintain the humidity levels to within +/- 2% of the preset value until it has reached its capacity. It may be reconditioned as needed using an oven or by misting with water to reach the appropriate water to volume proportions specified in the manufacturer's technical information sheet. Art-Sorb is dust-free and relatively unaffected by temperature changes. Art-Sorb sheets are composed of nonwoven PE/PP fibers loaded with silica. The cassettes contain Art-Sorb beads encased in Art-Sorb sheets held in a cardboard holder.
 [[File:857_1134silo_7.jpg|thumb|Art-Sorb Cassettes]]
 [[File:artsorb_sheets_7.jpg|thumb|Art-Sorb Sheets]]