JAIC , Volume 39, Number 3, Article 4 (pp.
to )
OBSERVATIONS ON CYCLODODECANE AS A TEMPORARY
CONSOLIDANT FOR STONE
RENÉE STEIN, JOCELYN KIMMEL, MICHELE MARINCOLA, & FRIEDERIKE KLEMM
ABSTRACT—ABSTRACT—Cyclododecane (C12H24) is a solid cyclic...
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JAIC , Volume 39, Number 3, Article 4 (pp.
to )
OBSERVATIONS ON CYCLODODECANE AS A TEMPORARY
CONSOLIDANT FOR STONE
RENÉE STEIN, JOCELYN KIMMEL, MICHELE MARINCOLA, & FRIEDERIKE KLEMM
ABSTRACT—ABSTRACT—Cyclododecane (C12H24) is a solid cyclic hydrocarbon that sublimes at room
temperature.
Cyclododecane has been used increasingly as a temporary consolidant for a variety of weak or
friable materials.
This study focuses on the physical behavior and working properties of cyclododecane when
applied as a solid and in solution to both porous and nonporous substrates.
Melted cyclododecane and
saturated solutions of the consolidant in hexanes, xylenes, and Shellsol OMS were applied to three different
substrates: glass slides, Monks Park limestone, and Ohio Massillian sandstone.
Solution mobility, application
techniques, and penetration were assessed.
Sublimation was monitored in three ways: visually, as a function
of weight loss over time, and via gas chromatography-mass sp
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