Abstract
In the present work a consolidation method for cellulose or paper is proposed, based on the insertion of an acrylic monomer on the cellulose macromolecule, exploiting its active sites deriving from oxidation. The acrylic monomers used are: methylmetacrylate, ethylacrylate and methylacrylate in the form of vapour and the copolymerisation reaction photo-induced by UV. Some parameters of the reaction have been studied and in particular the ratio of monomer conversion to the polymerisation time. Furthermore, this research focuses on the importance of the pre irradiation of the samples. The work has been carried out on pure cellulose, artificially oxidised with the purpose of applying the method to naturally aged paper documents.
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