RE: preservative for gum arabic


Keith_Gerling (kgerling@ameritech.net)
Sat, 03 Jul 1999 13:09:03 -0500


Hmmm. This raises a question: Is commercially available gum sold with a
preservative already added? I've purchased from Daniel Smith and the
Photographers Formulary. I've never added a preservative, and, while I
generally keep my gum in a cool place, I've never experienced a problem.
Am I treading on dangerous ground?

-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Seigel [mailto:jseigel@panix.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 12:52 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Cc: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: preservative for gum arabic

On Sun, 4 Jul 1999, mark wrote:

> What are the alternatives to phenol as a preservative for gum arabic?

formaldehyde, salycilic acid, some kind of mercury poisoning, and possibly
glyoxal, among others no doubt...

Judy



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