BEVA 371B

Description

[Conservator's Products, Chatham NJ] A variation on the mixture of BEVA® 371. BEVA® 371B is composed of Elvax (500 g), Ketone Resin N (300 g), A-C copolymer (EVA), Cellolyn 21 (40 gl) and paraffin dissolved in 1000 g of toluene.

Physical and Chemical Properties

• Soluble in naphtha, toluene, acetone and ethanol.
• Melting Point = 50-55 C

Resources and Citations

• P.Reeves, "Some Techniques of Textile Conservation including the Use of a Vacuum Hot Table: Advances in Chemistry, Series No. 164, 181-188, 1977.

• Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989

• Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997

• Meredith Montague, contributed information, 1998