Corrosion Intercept

Corrosion Intercept Pouches and Zipper Bags

Description

[Intercept Technology, Inc.] A registered trademark for a series of products made from a patented plastic barrier film. Corrosion Intercept® was developed by Lucent Technology/Bell Labs, who then licensed the patent to Intercept Technology in 1983 for development and marketing. Corrosion Intercept® film contains highly reactive copper particles in an inert plastic (e.g. Polyethylene) matrix. This forms a reactive barrier for corrosive and oxidative gases. According to their website, Corrosion Intercept® (CI) has the more recognizable Copper color, but it is designed for lighter corrosion duties than Static Intercept®. CI is the preferred choice for museum, archival, and consumer applications for protection of Silver, Copper, Brass, Bronze, Iron, and Steel in addition to CDs, photographic prints, film, books, and works of art.

Personal Risk

CI is volatile free, safe, clean protection.

Corrosion Intercept: [Safety Data Sheet]

Environmental Risk

Corrosion Intercept uses a #4 recyclable, reusable resulting in a low carbon footprint

Forms/Sizes

Corrosion Intercept® is available as open top pouches, zip-close bags, and coin storage cases. It is also available in films, sheets and larger sizes.

Expected Corrosion Protection Term: 3-7 Years; multiple years of protection based on material style, gauge, and aggressive environment level exposure

Hazards and Safety

Needs to be replaced when metallic particles turn black

Additional Information

Intercept Technologies: Website

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Rachael Perkins Arenstein, Lisa Goldberg, and Eugenie Milroy, ‘Support and Rehousing for Collection Storage’ In ‘Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage’ Lisa Elkin and Christopher A. Norris (eds.), Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, New York. 2019.

• Website address 1 Comment: Seco Industries: http://www.seco-ind.com/Packaging_CorrosionIntercept.htm

• Website address 2 Comment: University Products: http://www.archivalsuppliers.com