Method and apparatus for the deacidification of library material

Details Method and apparatus for the deacidification of library material Method and apparatus for the deacidification of library material

1993-08-12

1995-06-06

Beck, Shrive

Coating processes

Direct application of electrical, magnetic, wave, or...

Sonic or ultrasonic

427439, 118423, 118425, 118428, 118503, 162160, B05D 118

Patent

active

054221471

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for deacidification of cellulosic materials such as the pages of books, magazines, newspapers, documents and the like are provided which ensures that substantially the entirety of each page is treated. The method includes placing the materials within a carrier such that the pages are free for exposure to the treating medium. The carrier is submerged in a vat preferably containing a dispersion of treating material including particles of an alkaline metal oxide, hydroxide or salt. The vat includes a support frame which supports the carrier and is slidably mounted on the vat such that the carrier and materials it holds may reciprocate in a generally horizontal direction. The reciprocation of the support frame causes the pages of a book, for example, to fan out, and the treating material in the medium thus comes into contact with each page of the book, magazine or other document. After reciprocating the support frame at a preselected speed and stroke length for a preselected length of time such that each page of the book is treated, preferably in its entirety, the carrier is removed from the bath and transferred to a dryer. The dryer includes a flexible meshed webbing which is loosely draped over a series of support rods mounted on a frame. The cellulosic materials are placed on the meshed webbing and preheated air is passed through the dryer to evaporate any excess residual treating medium.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4522843 (1985-06-01), Kundrot
patent: 4560592 (1985-12-01), Friedland

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