TY  - JOUR
AU  - Khaliliyan, Hajar
AU  - Lin, Justine
AU  - Jusner, Paul
AU  - Schiehser, Sonja
AU  - Bacher, Markus
AU  - Kostić, Mirjana
AU  - Rosenau, Thomas
AU  - Potthast, Antje
AU  - Böhmdorfer, Stefan
PY  - 2024
UR  - http://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6986
AB  - Hemicellulose and pectin are noteworthy components of historical European rag papers, and have not been studied in detail so far. Rag papers were made from used textiles, and fiber-based utilities, such as ropes and bags. These had been prepared until the mid-19th century from plant-based fibers. Their polysaccharide composition could relate to their condition and history. This information can be expected to hold importance for the preservation and conservation of historical objects. We investigated a collection of rag papers of different age for their composition of non-cellulosic polysaccharides, and compared the findings with modern rag papers and wood pulps. Furthermore, a non-destructive determination of the hemicellulose and pectin content by near-infrared spectroscopy was developed. Historical rag papers had a lower hemicellulose/pectin content than pulps; the fractions of rhamnose, galactose, and arabinose were higher, while xylose was lower. In modern rag papers, xylose tended to be at the higher end of the range, which suggests a degradation of hemicelluloses/pectin over time or a change in raw materials and manufacturing. Rag papers also showed higher crystallinity than wood pulp papers. These findings provide insights into rag paper characteristics and offer potential classification methods.
PB  - Elsevier Ltd.
T2  - Carbohydrate Polymers
T1  - Profiling of historical rag papers by their non-cellulosic polysaccharide composition
SP  - 121611
VL  - 326
DO  - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121611
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Khaliliyan, Hajar and Lin, Justine and Jusner, Paul and Schiehser, Sonja and Bacher, Markus and Kostić, Mirjana and Rosenau, Thomas and Potthast, Antje and Böhmdorfer, Stefan",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Hemicellulose and pectin are noteworthy components of historical European rag papers, and have not been studied in detail so far. Rag papers were made from used textiles, and fiber-based utilities, such as ropes and bags. These had been prepared until the mid-19th century from plant-based fibers. Their polysaccharide composition could relate to their condition and history. This information can be expected to hold importance for the preservation and conservation of historical objects. We investigated a collection of rag papers of different age for their composition of non-cellulosic polysaccharides, and compared the findings with modern rag papers and wood pulps. Furthermore, a non-destructive determination of the hemicellulose and pectin content by near-infrared spectroscopy was developed. Historical rag papers had a lower hemicellulose/pectin content than pulps; the fractions of rhamnose, galactose, and arabinose were higher, while xylose was lower. In modern rag papers, xylose tended to be at the higher end of the range, which suggests a degradation of hemicelluloses/pectin over time or a change in raw materials and manufacturing. Rag papers also showed higher crystallinity than wood pulp papers. These findings provide insights into rag paper characteristics and offer potential classification methods.",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
journal = "Carbohydrate Polymers",
title = "Profiling of historical rag papers by their non-cellulosic polysaccharide composition",
pages = "121611",
volume = "326",
doi = "10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121611"
}

Khaliliyan, H., Lin, J., Jusner, P., Schiehser, S., Bacher, M., Kostić, M., Rosenau, T., Potthast, A.,& Böhmdorfer, S.. (2024). Profiling of historical rag papers by their non-cellulosic polysaccharide composition. in Carbohydrate Polymers
Elsevier Ltd.., 326, 121611.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121611

Khaliliyan H, Lin J, Jusner P, Schiehser S, Bacher M, Kostić M, Rosenau T, Potthast A, Böhmdorfer S. Profiling of historical rag papers by their non-cellulosic polysaccharide composition. in Carbohydrate Polymers. 2024;326:121611.
doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121611 .

Khaliliyan, Hajar, Lin, Justine, Jusner, Paul, Schiehser, Sonja, Bacher, Markus, Kostić, Mirjana, Rosenau, Thomas, Potthast, Antje, Böhmdorfer, Stefan, "Profiling of historical rag papers by their non-cellulosic polysaccharide composition" in Carbohydrate Polymers, 326 (2024):121611,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121611 . .