Paper and Cellulose

How long does paper last? Can its lifetime be extended?
The durability and longevity of cellulose-based artefacts, ancient and modern, are the heart of the issues of preservation, conservation and restoration of graphic and written heritage. Our research focuses on these themes, by studying the chemical and mechanical degradation processes of cellulose-based heritage materials interacting with the environment, and by developing preventive and remedial conservation strategies.
(2019) Tétreault, J., Bégin, P., Paris-Lacombe, S., Dupont, A.-L. Modelling considerations for the degradation of cellulosic paper. Cellulose 26, 3, 2013–2033. DOI: 10.1007/s10570-018-2156-x
(2020) Ferrandin-Schoffel, N., Haouas, M., Martineau-Corcos, C., Fichet, O., Dupont, A.-L. Modeling the reactivity of aged paper with aminoalkylalkoxysilanes as strengthening and deacidification agents. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2, 1943−1953. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.0c00132
(2020) Gimat, A., Schoeder, S., Thoury, M., Missori, M., Paris-Lacombe, S., Dupont, A.-L. Short- and Long-Term Effects of X‑ray Synchrotron Radiation on Cotton Paper. Biomacromolecules, 21, 2795−2807. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00512
(2021) Ferrandin-Schoffel, N., Martineau-Corcos, C., Piovesan, C., Paris-Lacombe, S., Fichet, O., Dupont, A.-L. Long-term stability of lignocellulosic papers strengthened and deacidified with aminoalkylalkoxysilanes. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 183, 109413. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2020.109413
(2022) Gimat, A., Schoeder, S., Thoury, M., Dupont, A.-L. Degradation of historical paper induced by synchrotron X-ray technical examination. Cellulose 29, 4347–4364. DOI:10.1007/s10570-022-04552-3.
(2023) Ferrandin-Schoffel, N., Dupont, A.-L., Martineau-Corcos, C., Fichet, O. Routes to improve the strengthening of paper with aminoalkylalkoxysilanes. Cellulose 30, 539–556. DOI:10.1007/s10570-022-04906-x
(2023) Desbrière, A., Dupont, A.-L., Bajon-Bouzid, T., Drieu la Rochelle, I. Mineral Clays for Cleaning Tidelines on Paper-Based Artworks. Restaurator. International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material. DOI:10.1515/res-2022-0025
(2023) Maraghechi, S., Dupont, A.-L., Cardinaels, R., Paris Lacombe, S., , Hoefnagels, J.P.M., Suiker, A.S.J., Bosco, E. Assessing rheometry for measuring the viscosity-average degree of polymerisation of cellulose in paper degradation studies. Heritage Science 11:15, 1-9. DOI:10.1186/s40494-022-00855-7
(2023) Vibert, C., Fayolle, B., Ricard, D., Dupont, A.-L. Decoupling hydrolysis and oxidation of cellulose in permanent paper under atmospheric conditions. Carbohydrate Polymers 310, 120727. DOI:10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.12072
(2023) Tétreault, J., Vedoy, D., Bégin, P., Paris-Lacombe, S., Dupont, A.-L. Modelling the degradation of acidic and alkaline printing paper. Cellulose, DOI:10.1007/s10570-023-05529-6
Caroline VIBERT will defend her PhD thesis titled **Durabilité du papier permanent en conditions d’archivage** supervised by Bruno FAYOLLE (PIMM, ENSAM) and Anne-Laurence DUPONT (CRCC, MNHN) Friday 17 November 2023 at 14h00 at Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle - 36 rue Geoffroy St Hilaire, 75005 Paris. Room : Amphithéâtre Rouelle. A link to the video broadcast will be sent at a later date.