Evaluation of Cuban rice starches for use in document conservation-restoration: adhesion strength and flexibility
Abstract
The use of vegetable adhesives in different preservation processes is a tradition among oriental paper conservators and in other countries. Starch adhesives are derived from roots and seeds such as corn, potato, cassava, rice, and wheat. The most used in conservation are those of wheat and rice. In this work, the suitability of using rice starch from Cuban plant varieties for restoration treatments on paper´s work is evaluated. Flexibility, adhesion strength, and stability over time were evaluated in samples made of rice starch-treated paper. Two samples of starch purified from Cuban rice with intermediate percentages of amylose were compared with samples of commercial adhesives (starch from wheat, rice and methylcellulose). The use of Cuban rice starches for the restoration of documentary heritage makes it possible to substitute the import of adhesives that are extremely expensive.
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