An evaluation of solid carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting as a cleaning method to remove soot from textiles after smouldering fire and fire, with the possibility to transfer the method to historical textiles within a museum context

The main issue for the master dissertation was to evaluate if solid carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting as a cleaning method could be used to remove soot from textiles after smouldering fire, with the possibility to transfer the method to historical textiles. The experiments in the thesis were carried out with textile dummies. From the results, it was concluded the method in itself showed a potential, but the cleaning equipment was not appropriate. Ce poster présente une recherche sur le dioxide de carbone solide comme agent nettoyant des textiles souillés par la suie après un incendie (avec la possibilité d'user de cette méthode pour des textiles historiques). L'expérimentation montre les potentialités de la méthode, mais les limites de l'équipement