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Table 2 The five 3%/1% PVA-B/AG gel composites employed during the second soot cleaning test

From: Soot removal from ancient Egyptian complex painted surfaces using a double network gel: empirical tests on the ceiling of the sanctuary of Osiris in the temple of Seti I—Abydos

Gel composites (GC)	Reagents	Concentrations in water (%)
GC1	Ammonia Acetone Triton X-100	5 (v/v) 5 (v/v) 0.5 (v/v)
GC2	Ammonia Ammonium carbonate EDTA	5 (v/v) 0.3 (w/v) 0.3 (w/v)
GC3	Ethomeen C25	1 (v/v)
GC4	Trichloroethylene Vulpex	5 (v/v) 1 (v/v)
GC5	Ethomeen C25	5 (v/v)

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