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Linseed Oil Paint as Ionomer: Synthesis and Characterization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Charles S. Tumosa
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746
David Erhardt
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746
Marion F. Mecklenburg
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746
Xingfang Su
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746
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Abstract

As linseed oil ages, hydrolysis and oxidation produce acid groups on the polymer chain that may lead to ionomeric behavior. The effect of these changes is difficult to determine in old paints because of the lack of records of environmental and treatment histories that can alter the physical properties significantly. A series of paints were made that have chemical properties similar to those of aged paints and that mimic old paints. Their properties seem to show flexibility as well as coherency but low strength and a high susceptibility to solvents.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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