Conservation of Plastics: Materials Science, Degradation and Preservation

Shashoua, Y., 2016. Conservation of Plastics: Materials Science, Degradation and Preservation. Routledge, London & New York. This book contains the following: Foreword by Thea B van Oosten - Preface - Acknowledgements - Picture credits - Chapter 1. Plastics in collections - 1.1. Collecting plastics - 1.2. Condition of plastics in collections - 1.3. Origin and development of conservation of plastics - 1.4. Status of conservation of plastics - references - Chapter 2. Historical development of plastics - 2.1. Development of semi-synthetic plastics - 2.2. Development of synthetic plastics - 2.3. Tomorrow's plastics - references - Chapter 3. Technology of plastics production - 3.1. Preparation of polymers - 3.2. Additives - 3.3. Shaping of plastics - references - Chapter 4. Properties of plastics - 4.1. Chemical properties - 4.2. Optical properties - 4.3. Physical properties - 4.4. Thermal properties - references - Chapter 5. Identification of plastics in collections - 5.1. Simple non-destructive identification techniques - 5.2. Simple destructive identification techniques - 5.3. Spot tests for identifying polymers or their components - 5.4. Instrumental techniques to identifying plastics - references - Chapter 6. Degradation of plastics - 6.1. Degradation attributed to physical factors - 6.2. Degradation attributed to chemical factors - 6.3. Degradation pathways for the least stable plastics in museum collections - 6.5. Terms used to describe the degradation of plastics objects - references - Chapter 7. Conservation of plastics - 7.1. Inhibitive conservation - 7.2. Interventive conservations - references - Chapter 8. The future of plastics conservation - 8.1. Monitoring the condition of plastics in collections - 8.2. Research into the deterioration of synthetic plastics - 8.3. Development of additional conservation techniques - 8.4. Training in plastics deterioration and conservation - 8.5. Development of an information interface between plastics manufacturers and users - references - Appendix 1. Optical, physical, thermal and chemical properties of the most frequently collected plastics - Appendix 2 Fourier transform infrared spectra of polymers frequently found in collections - Appendix 3. Terms used to describe the degradation of plastics - Index

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