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Evaluation of Deep Eutectic Systems as an Alternative to Solvents in Painting Conservation

Journal

ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Volume 9, Issue 46, Pages 15451-15460

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c04591

Keywords

painting; varnishes; NADES; group contribution; thermodynamic properties; Hansen solubility parameters; Teas chart

Funding

  1. Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry-LAQV - national funds from FCT/MCTES [ERC-2016-CoG 725034, UIDB/50006/2020]

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This study aims to replace traditional solvents with natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) for removing varnish layers in paintings. By understanding the physicochemical properties of potential substitutes, polarity and solubility are proposed as key parameters for predicting the best solvents. Additionally, arithmetic models can estimate critical properties, and hydrophobic DESs have been proven as capable of dissolving natural varnishes.
Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) are considered as green solvents, and due to their promising sustainability, they have been applied in many research fields. In this study, the main goal is to use various NADES systems to replace the traditional solvents used in conservation and restoration to remove varnish layers in a painting. The toxicity of traditional solvents, such as toluene or acetone, is well known in the chemistry field. To replace them, it is important to understand the intrinsic physicochemical properties of a solvent that may act as a substitute. Polarity and solubility are proposed as the best parameters required for this study. The Nile red probe was used to confirm the similarity between the polarity of deep eutectic systems (DESs) and traditional solvents. According to their polarities and Hansen solubility parameters, it is possible to predict the best solvents to solubilize the natural resin varnishes. Besides this, some arithmetic models can also be applied to estimate the critical or thermodynamic properties, which are useful tools to predict the behavior of these solvents. We have further proven the possibility of dissolving natural varnishes such as dammar or mastic in hydrophobic DESs, such as menthol + lauric acid, menthol + decanoic acid, or menthol + thymol.

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