20.500.12556/RUL-177251 Quality assessment of box materials for long-term archival storage VOC emissions are not a significant concern A potential impact of archival storage materials that seems to be of increased concern is the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from such materials. In this study, VOC emissions from cardboard and polypropylene were analyzed using thermal desorption gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and ion chromatography (IC), with particular attention given to acetic and formic acids, and their impact was evaluated using Oddy tests. While the latter revealed that some nonarchival grade packaging materials could represent a risk to both metal and paper, which can be explained by VOC emissions measured using GC–MS, acid emissions measured at room temperature provided a different picture. Equilibrium acid concentration was modeled in archival boxes, which turned out to be insignificant in comparison with the current standards for archival air quality. This suggests that even nonarchival quality boxes do not significantly contribute to the degradation of paper, which emits its own VOCs, including organic acids. With suitable air exchange rates, the concern about box materials significantly contributing to VOC-induced degradation of paper stored within is thus not justified. Additionally, Oddy tests and other emission tests at elevated temperatures need to be re-evaluated in relation to their value to preventive conservation of organic materials. acetic and formic acid archival storage paper degradation risk assessment volatile organic compounds VOC ocetna in mravljična kislina arhivsko shranjevanje degradacija papirja ocena tveganja hlapne organske spojine VOC true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-12-19 07:38:42 2025-12-19 07:38:44 2026-01-17 04:38:18 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 12 str. iss. 1, art. e202500337 Vol. 91 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 543.544.3:543.51:7.025 2192-6506 10.1002/cplu.202500337 261880835 ChemPlusChem_-_2025_-_Deraz_-_Quality_Assessment_of_Box_Materials_for_Long‐Term_Archival_Storage__VOC_Emissions_Are_Not_a.pdf ChemPlusChem_-_2025_-_Deraz_-_Quality_Assessment_of_Box_Materials_for_Long‐Term_Archival_Storage__VOC_Emissions_Are_Not_a.pdf 1 0890669CFB33C7EFCD77B10778F54C59 fcba171437bd758cbe989055cd9baa44c13a3a400d36c32cfe8b48dd93a43899 c7922b38-f2c0-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225531 https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cplu.202500337 1 ec6c9b17-dca4-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=224183 Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo 0 0 0