The impact of gallic acid on iron gall ink corrosion

V. Rouchon-Quillet (1) , Céline Remazeilles (1) , Jacky Bernard (1) , Alain Wattiaux (2) , Léopold Fournès (2)

1 LEMMA - Laboratoire d'Etude des Matériaux en Milieux Agressifs
2 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux

Many old manuscripts suffer from iron-gall ink corrosion, threatening our graphic heritage. Corroded papers become brown and brittle with age..

Mots clés: Hydrolysis; Materials; Archaeology; Cellulose pulp; Complexing agents; Corrosion; Oxidation; Paper; Redox reaction; Reducing agents; Inks; Iron sulfate; Gallic acid

Domaines: Matériaux

V. Rouchon-Quillet, Céline Remazeilles, Jacky Bernard, Alain Wattiaux, Léopold Fournès. The impact of gallic acid on iron gall ink corrosion. Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing, 2004, 79 (2), pp.389-392. ⟨10.1007/s00339-004-2541-1⟩. ⟨hal-00139902⟩