In a 2026 study of medieval European manuscripts, conservator Dr. Marcus Thorne and his team evaluated the efficacy of calcium hydroxide nanoparticles dispersed in short-chain alcohols for neutralising acid in historical inks. The researchers applied the dispersion to several fifteenth-century parchment folios that exhibited iron gall ink corrosion. The treatment successfully stabilised the cellulose matrix and neutralised active acids without altering the structural integrity of the parchment's collagen fibers. However, the team noted that the nanoparticles formed a thin, white crystalline haze on the surface of areas with dense carbon-based black ink deposits, whereas areas written with iron gall ink remained visually unaltered.
According to the text, which statement is true about the effects of the nanoparticle treatment on the parchment folios?
- AIt altered the structural integrity of the parchment's collagen fibers.
- BIt proved to be more effective at neutralising acids than other traditional wet chemical treatments.
- It produced a white crystalline haze on the surface of sections containing dense carbon-based black ink.Cevap
- DIt caused the iron gall ink to change color and become visually altered.