Difference between revisions of "Arrowroot starch"
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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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=binder binder] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=adhesive adhesive]. In the mid 1850s, arrowroot starch was used as a binder in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=salted | + | 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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=binder binder] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=adhesive adhesive]. In the mid 1850s, arrowroot starch was used as a binder in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=salted%20paper salted] photographic papers. It produced a bright image with a good density range and high resolution. |
| − | See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=arrowroot | + | See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=arrowroot%20paper arrowroot paper]. |
[[File:8_Arrowroot_starch_200X.jpg|thumb|Arrowroot starch]] | [[File:8_Arrowroot_starch_200X.jpg|thumb|Arrowroot starch]] | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | maranta; ''Maranta arundinacea''; arrow-root (Br.); | + | maranta; ''Maranta arundinacea''; arrow-root (Br.); fécule de marante (Fr.); almidón de arruruz (Esp.); almidón de raiz de flecha (Esp.) |
== Other Properties == | == Other Properties == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * 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 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:46, 24 July 2013
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.)
Other Properties
Swellable in hot water. Reacts with a iodine/potassium iodide solution to give a positive purple color
Hazards and Safety
Susceptible to biodeterioration. Dried films become brittle with age.
Additional Images
Arrowroot starch
Authority
- 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, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: arrowroot