• DOI:10.1007/S00339-004-2541-1
Corpus ID: 95990608

The impact of gallic acid on iron gall ink corrosion

@article{RouchonQuillet2004TheIO,
  title={The impact of gallic acid on iron gall ink corrosion},
  author={V. Rouchon-Quillet and C. R{\'e}mazeilles and J. Bernard and A. Wattiaux and L. Fourn{\`e}s},
  journal={Applied Physics A},
  year={2004},
  volume={79},
  pages={389-392}
}

V. Rouchon-Quillet, C. Rémazeilles, +2 authors L. Fournès

Published 2004

Chemistry

Applied Physics A

Many old manuscripts suffer from iron-gall ink corrosion, threatening our graphic heritage. Corroded papers become brown and brittle with age. The chemical reactions involved in this corrosion are relatively well known: they include both acidic hydrolysis and oxidation catalysed by free iron(II). Yet, a great variety of iron-gall ink recipes, including a wide range of constituents can be found in the literature and the visual aspect of old inks, can be very different from one inscription to… CONTINUE READING

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