Advantages of large-scale batch paper deacidification technology

Paper deacidification is a chemical intervention aimed at increasing the pH of the paper, that is, reducing the acidity inside the paper. However, this processing has no intuitive effect, and the appearance of the processed object hardly changes. However, the result is very important because the acidic substances in the paper will affect the decomposition of fibers and cause irreversible loss to ancient books and other materials.

Advantages of large-scale batch paper deacidification technology:
The chemical function of paper deacidification technology is to neutralize or remove the acidic substances in the paper, stabilize the cellulose in the paper structure, and prevent the cellulose from decomposing and making the paper weak. Paper deacidification technology effectively prevents or alleviates the chain-breaking hydrolysis of cellulose molecules, and continuously maintains the chain length. Its strength (toughness) is better than that of paper containing acidic substances, which can prolong the storage time.
Relevant studies have shown that the oxidative degradation of cellulose has little effect and the chain length will also decrease, but the application of paper deacidification technology hinders this oxidative degradation process. Aging experiments were carried out in the laboratory with deacidified paper, machine-made alkaline paper, and acidic paper, and it was found that the former two papers were superior to acidic paper in terms of softness and service time. Experiments predict that the life of paper with an alkali retention of 1% to 2% is 3 to 5 times that of acidic paper.
With the huge and increasing collections of paper collections in libraries, archives, and museums of different sizes, many paper materials have oxidized. It should be noted that paper deacidification technology is not suitable for paper materials that are already in the fragile stage, and its role is mainly for objects with a certain strength. Therefore, please do not deoxidize the acidified paper material, and then protect it after the edge is severely damaged by acidification. In these large venues, due to the huge amount of paper deoxidation protection treatment, it is necessary to introduce large-scale paper deoxidation technology to complete the deoxidation protection of paper materials in the museum in a relatively short period of time.
Among the many deacidification technologies, the comprehensive cost advantage of large-scale paper deacidification technology has emerged. In particular, a large amount of paper materials urgently need deoxidation protection, and the processing efficiency is much better than other technologies and methods. A deoxidization protection job can handle dozens of hundreds of books, easily deal with deoxidation in large places, and effectively save manpower, money, time, etc. the cost of.

Knowledge expansion:
This achievement research uses the principle of acid-base neutralization, adopts diethyl zinc gas phase deacidification technology, injects diethyl zinc gas into a vacuum container, and performs vacuum gas phase deacidification treatment on acidified paper, so that the acidic paper can be transformed into alkaline or neutral. The zinc oxide remaining in the paper after treatment can still inhibit the acidification of the paper. Laboratory intensive experiments show that after deacidification of acidic paper, the mechanical strength and color of paper cultural relics will not be affected, and its service life can be extended by 500 years.