Anoxia and plastics

From: Mary-Lou Florian <*mflorian<-a*> Date: Monday, June 20, 2011 · mflorian<-a

Ingrid Neuman <berkart [at] earthlink__net> writes

>I am curious if anyone has thought about, is looking into or
>currently experimenting with anoxic encapsulation of small
>contemporary art pieces composed of plastics (in Escal for instance
>with Ageless) in order to slow down the rate of deterioration of
>certain types of polymers? ...

You might look into oxygen adsorber sachets that are used
commercially.  They're inexpensive but have a life time.

Mary-Lou Florian

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