Books with blocked pages

I have personally been involved in building freeze-dry chambers and
in providing freeze-drying services for about 8 years.  One of my
colleagues, Larry Wood, has been building and operating FD chambers
for almost 20 years.

Clay coated paper will block quickly if allowed to air dry.
Freeze-drying will prevent the pages from sticking if they have not
begun to dry before they are frozen.  However, if the pages are
blocked before they are frozen, then freeze-drying will not do
anything to help the pages separate.  The bottom line for good
results in drying coated paper is to freeze it before it begins to
dry and then to freeze-dry it (below the triple point of water, 4.57
mm Hg).  If this is done the pages will not stick together.

Kirk Lively
Disaster Recovery Services, Inc.
414 Blue Smoke Ct. W.
Ft. Worth,  TX  76105
800-856-3333

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