Challenges and Prospects of Applying Nanocellulose for the Conservation of Wooden Cultural Heritage—A Review

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dc.abstract.enNanocellulose is a nanostructured form of cellulose, which retains valuable properties of cellulose such as renewability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity, and sustainability and, due to its nano-sizes, acquires several useful features, such as low density, high aspect ratio and stiffness, a high specific surface area, easy processing and functionalisation, and good thermal stability. All these make it a highly versatile green nanomaterial for multiple applications, including the conservation of cultural heritage. This review provides the basic characteristics of all nanocellulose forms and their properties and presents the results of recent research on nanocellulose formulations applied for conserving historical artefacts made of wood and paper, discussing their effectiveness, advantages, and disadvantages. Pure nanocellulose proves particularly useful for conserving historical paper since it can form a durable, stable coating that consolidates the surface of a degraded object. However, it is not as effective for wood consolidation treatment due to its poor penetration into the wood structure. The research shows that this disadvantage can be overcome by various chemical modifications of the nanocellulose surface; owing to its specific chemistry, nanocellulose can be easily functionalised and, thus, enriched with the properties required for an effective wood consolidant. Moreover, combining nanocellulose with other agents can also improve its properties, adding new functionalities to the developed supramolecular systems that would address multiple needs of degraded artefacts. Since the broad use of nanocellulose in conservation practice depends on its properties, price, and availability, the development of new, effective, green, and industrial-scale production methods ensuring the manufacture of nanocellulose particles with standardised properties is necessary. Nanocellulose is an interesting and very promising solution for the conservation of cultural heritage artefacts made of paper and wood; however, further thorough interdisciplinary research is still necessary to devise new green methods of its production as well as develop new effective and sustainable nanocellulose-based conservation agents, which would replace synthetic, non-sustainable consolidants and enable proper conservation of historical objects of our cultural heritage.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Nauki o Drewnie i Techniki Cieplnej
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Mechanicznej Technologii Drewna
dc.contributor.authorKryg, Paulina
dc.contributor.authorMazela, Bartłomiej
dc.contributor.authorPerdoch, Waldemar
dc.contributor.authorBroda, Magdalena
dc.contributor.institutionUniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
dc.date.access2024-09-26
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dc.date.available2024-09-26T11:34:04Z
dc.date.copyright2024-07-05
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Nanocellulose is a nanostructured form of cellulose, which retains valuable properties of cellulose such as renewability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity, and sustainability and, due to its nano-sizes, acquires several useful features, such as low density, high aspect ratio and stiffness, a high specific surface area, easy processing and functionalisation, and good thermal stability. All these make it a highly versatile green nanomaterial for multiple applications, including the conservation of cultural heritage. This review provides the basic characteristics of all nanocellulose forms and their properties and presents the results of recent research on nanocellulose formulations applied for conserving historical artefacts made of wood and paper, discussing their effectiveness, advantages, and disadvantages. Pure nanocellulose proves particularly useful for conserving historical paper since it can form a durable, stable coating that consolidates the surface of a degraded object. However, it is not as effective for wood consolidation treatment due to its poor penetration into the wood structure. The research shows that this disadvantage can be overcome by various chemical modifications of the nanocellulose surface; owing to its specific chemistry, nanocellulose can be easily functionalised and, thus, enriched with the properties required for an effective wood consolidant. Moreover, combining nanocellulose with other agents can also improve its properties, adding new functionalities to the developed supramolecular systems that would address multiple needs of degraded artefacts. Since the broad use of nanocellulose in conservation practice depends on its properties, price, and availability, the development of new, effective, green, and industrial-scale production methods ensuring the manufacture of nanocellulose particles with standardised properties is necessary. Nanocellulose is an interesting and very promising solution for the conservation of cultural heritage artefacts made of paper and wood; however, further thorough interdisciplinary research is still necessary to devise new green methods of its production as well as develop new effective and sustainable nanocellulose-based conservation agents, which would replace synthetic, non-sustainable consolidants and enable proper conservation of historical objects of our cultural heritage.</jats:p>
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dc.description.volume17
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/f15071174
dc.identifier.issn1999-4907
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dc.pbn.affiliationforestry
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dc.relation.pagesart. 1174
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dc.subject.ennanomaterials
dc.subject.encellulose
dc.subject.enCNF
dc.subject.enCNC
dc.subject.enwood conservation
dc.subject.encultural heritage conservation
dc.subject.ennanotechnology
dc.subject.enpaper conservation
dc.subject.plnanomateriały
dc.subject.plceluloza
dc.subject.plCNF
dc.subject.plCNC
dc.subject.plkonserwacja drewna
dc.subject.plkonserwacja dziedzictwa kulturowego
dc.subject.plnanotechnologia
dc.subject.plkonserwacja papieru
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dc.titleChallenges and Prospects of Applying Nanocellulose for the Conservation of Wooden Cultural Heritage—A Review
dc.title.volumeWood as Cultural Heritage Material: 2nd Edition
dc.typeJournalArticle
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