title: Sustainable restoration: the contribution of algae.
abstract: The application of algae to the most meaningful fields of our life, such as food, environment and energy, finds a further confirmation in the extension of this application to cultural heritage protection. In this letter, we present the results of a preliminary study testing how a polysaccharide extracted from algal matrix can restore degraded paper giving back it mechanical strength and chemical structure.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemistry , Rome Sapienza University , Roma , Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campanella
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemistry , Rome Sapienza University , Roma , Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemistry , Rome Sapienza University , Roma , Italy.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plattner
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemistry , Rome Sapienza University , Roma , Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baiocco
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D006801:Humans; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects*; D010209:Paper / Q000592:standards; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000461:Rhodophyta / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D011134:Polysaccharides
keywords: Algae; conservation; cultural heritage; paper