#  Conservation of Plastics Professional Workshop Review 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **February 26, 2019** 

 11:00AM - 12:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Lamont Library Forum Room**  



 

 



 

 The Conservation of Plastics Professional Workshop held in October 2018 at Pratt Institute is a four day course divided equally between theoretical and practical sessions. Conservation of Plastics enable participants to identify the major families of polymers in heritage collections and the most problematic additives, understand the causes of degradation in common plastics types and to recognize and monitor their symptoms in objects. A review of the state of the art for preventive conservation will be discussed and include a review of the latest research on the effectiveness of adsorbents and cold storage. Through practical work, participants learned and practiced the least damaging techniques to clean, adhere and consolidate plastics as films and foams. New generation plastics coming into collections including recycled and bioplastics will also be discussed.



 

 



 

 

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