Wheat starch paste: a study of cooking profiles and adhesive properties across preparation recipes

IF 0.5 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of the Institute of Conservation Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/19455224.2020.1864747

Mito Matsumaru

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Abstract

Abstract Wheat starch paste (WSP) is an adhesive commonly used in the field of book and paper conservation. Each conservation studio must regularly prepare WSP in small batches because of its very short shelf life. Over time this has led to the development of a corpus of ad-hoc recipes and sometimes contradictory practices. This article attempts to rationally analyse WSP preparation and to identify what parameters may affect the quality of the end-product for conservation use. After collecting over 50 recipes from publications and conservation professionals, a set of eight parameters were identified: starch source, pre-soaking, starch-to-water ratio, cooking method, cooking duration, cooking temperature, sieving and storage time/method. A set of 72 cooking experiments were then conducted varying each of these parameters in turn. The findings presented here are intended to provide a set of practical guidelines to help conservators optimise their paste-making processes and identify which practices and parameters had no measurable effect on paste quality and, conversely, which ones did; and for the latter, to provide a well-defined range of values for the production of a very homogeneous quality product, suitable for conservation work. It is important to stress that this research has only scratched the surface of conservation WSP quality analysis, leaving many areas open to further study.

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小麦淀粉糊：不同配方的烹饪特性和粘合性能研究

摘要小麦淀粉糊（WSP）是一种常用于图书和纸张保护领域的粘合剂。由于WSP的保质期很短，每个保护工作室都必须定期小批量准备。随着时间的推移，这导致了一系列特别的食谱和有时相互矛盾的做法的发展。本文试图对WSP的制备进行合理的分析，并确定哪些参数可能影响最终产品的质量，以供保护使用。在从出版物和保护专业人士那里收集了50多个食谱后，确定了一套八个参数：淀粉来源、预浸泡、淀粉与水的比例、烹饪方法、烹饪持续时间、烹饪温度、筛选和储存时间/方法。然后进行了一组72个烹饪实验，依次改变这些参数中的每一个。本文提出的研究结果旨在提供一套实用的指导方针，帮助保育员优化他们的糊状物制作过程，并确定哪些做法和参数对糊状物质量没有可测量的影响，反之，哪些确实有影响；对于后者，为生产质量非常均匀、适合保护工作的产品提供明确的价值范围。需要强调的是，这项研究只触及了保护性WSP质量分析的表面，许多领域还有待进一步研究。

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Journal of the Institute of Conservation HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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