Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (7): 1004-1016.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.220372

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Characterization, Property and Application of Silicone Acrylic Emulsion as a Kind of Protection Material for Murals

Xiao-Yun FANG1,2,3, Lin-Yi ZHAO1,2, Lei WANG1,2,4, Lin-Zhi LI1,2, Jie YU5, Quan-Fang LU5, Yan-Fei LI1,2()   

  1. 1.National Research Center for Conservation of Ancient Wall Paintings and Earthern Site Dunhuang Academy,Dunhuang 736200,China
    2.Key Scientific Research Base of Conversation for Ancient Mural,Dunhuang 736200,China
    3.Gansu Mogao Grottoes Cultural Heritage Protection Design Consulting Co. LTD,Dunhuang 736200,China
    4.Technical Service Center of Cultural Relic Conservation,Dunhuang Academy,Dunhuang 736200,China
    5.College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Northwest Normal University,Lanzhou 730070,China
  • Received:2022-11-15 Accepted:2023-06-21 Published:2023-07-01 Online:2023-07-19
  • Contact: Yan-Fei LI
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  • Supported by:
    the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFC1520700);the Key R&D Projects of Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Department(20YF8FA014);the Opening Topic of Gansu Provincial research Center for Conservation of Dunhuang Cultural Heritage(GDW2021YB04);the College Project of Dunhuang Academy(2012-KJ-QN-2)

Abstract:

In order to establish a complete and objective evaluation method in theory for property, a systematic study of silicone acrylic emulsion is carried out in this paper. The thermal stability, structure, morphology and particle size of silicone acrylic emulsion are characterized and analyzed. The relationship between the concentration of silicone acrylic emulsion with its viscosity and surface tension is investigated. In addition, to further verify the properties, the silicone acrylic emulsion is used for repairing the flaking and disrupting murals. The results show that the silicon acrylic emulsion is amorphous, the particles are nearly spherical without agglomeration, and its average particle size is 190 nm. The thermal stability and thermal aging resistance are improved effectively due to the introduction of Si—O—Si bond. With the increase of silicon-acrylic emulsion concentration, the surface tension decreases and the relative viscosity increases. Silicon-acrylic emulsion has good mechanical stability, storage stability, thermal stability and salt tolerance. Silicon-acrylic emulsion is used for restoration of the flaking and disrupting murals as cementing materials after aging experiment in various conditions. It is shown that silicone acrylic emulsion is a suitable material for mural conservation. All results indicate that silicon-acrylic emulsion can be used as a kind of excellent cementing material in repairing the flaking and disrupting mural.

Key words: Silicone acrylic emulsion, Microstructure, Mural, Culture relic protection, Culture relic restoration

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