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2016
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Mineral spirits-based microemulsions: a novel cleaning system for painted surfaces
This paper reports further developments emerging from a collaboration between The Dow Chemical Company, Tate, and the Getty Conservation Institute which seeks to explore improved cleaning systems for unvarnished modern painted surfaces. Specifically, the present study describes three novel microemulsion systems based on water and mineral spirits, each formulated with...Ormsby, Bronwyn ; Keefe, Melinda ; Phenix, Alan ; Von Aderkas, Eleanor ; Learner, Tom …
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2011
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Novel approaches to the evaluation and development of cleaning systems for artists' acrylic latex paints
The article reports on approaches towards the development and assessment of liquid cleaning agents for acrylic latex paints of artists. It mentions the components of its methodology from high throughput (HTP) automated laboratory equipment for sample formulation, treatment and analysis. It also notes a comparative evaluation of naptha-based preparations and...Keefs, Melinda ; Tucker, Christopher ; Behr, Anastasia Mardilovich ; Meyers, Greg ; Reinhardt, Carl …