Dehydration with organic solvents
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A method to prevent collapse of waterlogged wood, especially artifacts which contains both wood and metal, is described by the Danish National Museum[1] Using cellosolve[2] and petrol[3]. First the water is replaced in a heated bath of Cellosolve. The Cellosolve than is replaced by Petrol, which can evaporate from the wood without collapse.
Notes
- ↑ Dehydration with organic solvents (at the end of page)
- ↑ Wikipedia (English) article about Cellosolve
- ↑ Wikipedia (English) article about Petrol