Cleaning is an important part of art conservation. This tutorial reviews essential
information about a variety of chemicals used in cleaning art work.
Before starting this tutorial, refresh your memory on covalent bonding, ionic
bonding and hydrogen bonding in a basic chemistry book, such as Organic Chemistry I
for Dummies by Arthur Winter is a useful information source.
After reading through this tutorial you might find Science for Conservators,
Book 2: Cleaning useful. It gives a good, general background to the nature of
dirt and different methods of cleaning.
After completing this tutorial, you will be able to:
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