Album Paper Acid Free And Lignin Free

Acid free and lignin free

do I need lignin free? never heard that term here yet...

I'm looking at Acid Free at staples.com when I ran into LIGNIN FREE, I goggled it and it means "Lignin or lignen is a complex chemical compound most commonly derived from wood"

http://www.staples.com/Wausau-Exact...424:CL158878

HOWEVER I think I'm going to buy this any comments on it. buy it there have them print on it from my PDF I downloaded.

http://www.staples.com/HammerMill-C...424:CL158878

Hi Edwin

You should also check to see if the paper is "archival" but I think that it probably is if it is acid and lignin free.

Dianne

I picked this from my album paper notes:

"Lignin is a substance formed from trees that present in paper. A chemical process is used to remove the lignin from the archival paper and this is why lignin free paper is usually a bit more expensive. The reason it is important for albums and scrapbooks is that the lignin degrades and discolours over time and can ruin your stamps or photos. It is also important that the papers, glues and embellishments that you use are acid free as this can also degrade your work."

Just a curious question: I understand the acid-free, archival paper thing, but if you're using stamp mounts that carry such qualities does it really matter if the stamp and its mount are on archival paper? Or in the reverse, if you use archival paper but older stamp mounts before the acid-free or archival qualities came into being, isn't it just as bad?

I don't think it matters. I don't use archival paper for my collections that are entirely mounted (okay, I only have one collection entirely mounted right now).

Those lingens will eat you right out of house and home

I'll toss each page in the microwave for 10 mins and kill those darn lingens, thats my plan...

Jokes aside:

lignin is responsible for newsprint yellowing with age.

yes smauggie if you dont change it quick there wont be a collection to worry about

Hmmm, so my ACID FREE is not enought? I guess I need to do some research as to where to buy appropriate and cheap paper. I do like the 67 lb paper I bought nice thickness

Edwin..67 lb paper is expensive.. I pay almost 15.00 for a ream of 500 32lb.

Okay people. I'm totally confused here. I understand that I have to get acid free paper, but I do have to/don't have to get lignin free paper? I want to get the best bang for my buc, (yep, thrifty strikes again)but what is out there that seems to be what everyone uses?

Donna

Donna, most copier. laserjet paper is acid free. I buy Hammermill 32lb paper.. for me it's the best bang for the buck. ou can do this and then you can buy tons of mounts and mount your stamps. Or buy lingin/acid free paper..

So let me get this straight. The best paper you can mount stamps to is archival, which is acid and lignin free. Lignin in paper will somehow discolor the page that contains it. What about the stamp mounted to the lignin containing paper. Would there be a symbiotic reaction between the two or just the paper containing the lignin degrade? I see a lot of paper that is acid free but no mention of lignin free.

Somewhere in an earlier thread, I thought we said if you used a mount such as showgard, it didn't matter if the paper were archival or not.