Vinamul

Description

[Celanese] A registered trademark name for a series of vinyl acetate copolymer emulsions. Vinamul adhesives are used in textile conservation (Landi 1966). Celanese acquired the trademark of Vinamul from the National Starch and Chemical Company in 2005.

• Vinamul® 6515: acetate/caprate, ratio = 85/15
• Vinamul® 6525: acetate caprate, ratio = 75/25.
• Vinamul® 3252: ethylene/vinyl acetate, heat seal temp = 70 C
• Vinamul® 9910:

Resources and Citations

• Celanese: Vinamul

• S.Landi, "Three Examples of Textile Conservation in the Victoria and Albert Museum" Studies in Conservation, 11(3), 1966.

• Jane Down, Maureen MacDonald, Jean Te'treault, Scott Williams, Adhesive testing at the Canadian Conservation Institute-An evaluation of selected poly(vinyl acetate) and acrylic adhesives., Studies in Conservation, 41, 19-44, 1996

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

• Meredith Montague, contributed information, 1998