Paper and Water

This volume (published by Siegl, Munich) is a revised and expanded edition of the book first published in 2011 by Elsevier-Butterworth-Heinemann.
The text and many illustrations are reworked and the contents of all the chapters revised and expanded to reflect recent research and developments. Important new bibliographic material has been added together with an additional chapter by Ute Henninges and Antje Potthas on the characterisation of paper.
Water is present when paper is made and when it ages. Water also serves many essential functions when deteriorated paper is treated by conservators. Drawing on paper industry and scientific research, Paper and Water examines closely the relationship between this common cellulosic material and water.
The interaction between paper and water is a topic of primary importance for every conservator working with paper objects and other cellulose-based materials. Throughout the book, the theories that underlie the effects of water on paper, and their practical application, are presented in relation to the processes of conservation. Paper and Water is a reference and teaching compendium for conservation professionals involved in the preservation of paper objects in archives, libraries and fine art museums around the world. Written by experts in paper conservation, this book and DVD aim to serve a rapidly expanding profession.

Foreword from the perspective of the conservator
Kate Colleran

Foreword from the perspective of the conservation scientist
Jan Wouters

Introduction
Gerhard Banik and Irene Brückle

User's Guide

Animations and video clips

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

1. Relevant Chemistry
Gerhard Banik

2. Properties of Water
Gerhard Banik

3. Disassociation of Water: Acids and Bases
Gerhard Banik

4. Structure and Properties of Dry and Wet Paper
Irene Brückle

5. Effect of Pulp Processing on Paper-Water Interactions
Irene Brückle

6. Effect of Sizing on Paper-Water Interactions
Gerhard Banik, Irene Brückle, Reinhard Lacher and Günther Wegele

7. Paper Drying in the Manufacturing Process
D. Steven Keller

8. Paper Ageing and the Influence of Water
Paul M. Whitmore

9. Characterisation of Paper
Ute Henniges and Antje Potthast

10. The Introduction of Water into Paper
Irene Brückle and Gerhard Banik

11. The Rate of Discolouration Removal from Paper by Washing
Vincent Daniels

12. Washing Paper in Conservation
Joanna M. Kosek

13. Aqueous Deacidification of Paper
Anthony W. Smith

14. Drying Paper in Conservation Practice
Irene Brückle and Gerhard Banik

15. Aqueous Treatment in Context
Irene Brückle

Appendices
Glossary
Index

• By (author) Gerhard Banik
• By (author) Irene Brückle
• Contributions by Vincent Daniels