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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2015.31.2.02

Experimental Study of Desalting Methods Using Ethyl Alcohol for Archaeological Cast Iron Objects  

Lee, Hye Youn (Naju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Cho, Ju Hye (National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
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Journal of Conservation Science / v.31, no.2, 2015 , pp. 95-104 More about this Journal
Abstract
Excavated archaeological cast iron objects in improper storage are quickly corroded and disintegrated into block and powder finally. Hence desalination treatment which is a way of removing internal corrosive factors, especially chloride ion, is an important process. But desalination is often omitted or objects are dehydrated by alcohol because the destruction of objects could occur during desalting. Although current desalting methods mostly use an aqueous alkali solution, $OH^-$ ions of water could accelerate corrosion and broaden internal cracks cause of high surface tension. Therefore this study experimented desalting using ethyl alcohol, which is low surface tension, to investigate an effect of desalination. As a result, desalting using ethyl alcohol showed the similar or more effective results of desalting using water. In addition, as aspects of desalting safety, ethyl alcohol desalting method was smaller destruction of objects and extraction of Fe from the objects than the aqueous alkali solution. However, this study explored the possibility of desalting methods using organic solvent in fieldwork, so the results would provide basic date for making the safe and effective desalting method for archaeological cast iron objects through further experiments.
Keywords
cast iron object; desalination; desalting methods; organic solvent; ethyl alcohol; chloride ions;
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