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1. The Case of the Oily Book - Preservation Underground

   https://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2025/02/19/the-case-of-the-oily-book/

   Staining before treatment After solvent treatment I Discorsi… is likely to be on display in an upcoming exhibit on early botanical texts.

2. Hot Property - Preservation Underground

   https://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2023/03/10/hot-property/

   Contact paper being removed with solvent chambers in a fume hood with a pile of removed contact paper on the right.

3. Finding properties & data - Chemistry - LibGuides at Duke University

   https://guides.library.duke.edu/chemistry/propertydata

   The solvent property tables have data for 385 common solvents, and the thermodynamic property tables have data for over 15,000 compounds.

4. In the Lab: Conservators Don't Like Tape! - The Devil's Tale

   https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2013/07/17/bad-tape/

   I work in the fume hood to avoid breathing solvent fumes. I lay my map on the suction platen and use solvent to dissolve the (...)

5. Work Advisory: Rubenstein Library Stairway, Aug. 23-24 - Duke University Libraries Blogs

   https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2012/08/22/work-advisory-rubenstein-library-stairway-aug-23-24/

   The contractor will be using a solvent/cleaner that will produce a strong odor in the immediate area. 

6. DIY Book Repair And Its Consequences - Preservation Underground

   https://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2012/07/10/diy-book-repair-2/

   Sometimes you get lucky and the carrier pops right off and the residual adhesive and staining is easily removed with a mild solvent. (...)

7. When Everything Goes Right - Preservation Underground

   https://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2016/04/01/everything-goes-right/

   Using a little bit of solvent on swabs I was able to remove most of the yellow adhesive residue from the back of each advertisement.

8. Preservation Underground - Duke University Libraries Preservation

   https://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/

   Staining before treatment After solvent treatment I Discorsi… is likely to be on display in an upcoming exhibit on early botanical texts.

9. The Devil's Tale - Page 75 of 131 - Dispatches from the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript

   https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/page/75/

   I work in the fume hood to avoid breathing solvent fumes. I lay my map on the suction platen and use solvent to dissolve the (...)

10. The tape saga continues... - Preservation Underground

    https://blogs.library.duke.edu/preservation/2017/07/07/tape-saga-continues/

    The paper below the tear has been treated with solvent and washed to remove the remaining adhesive and staining.