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Re: drying soggy Houston flood documents in vacuum chamber?



And of course it ran in RAIN yesterday!

But to answer your question it depends upon the material being dried. You
can check with companies such as BMSCAT ( http://www.bmscat.com/)
(http://www.bmscat.com/houston.htm)
and Document Reprocessors (http://www.documentreprocessors.com/)
or Munters (http://www.munters.com/) to learn more about the drying process.
IIRC the freeze drying process removes a large amount of the moisture by
having the water go from a solid state to a vapor state, however another
step in the process is to 'rehydrate' the material so that it is not crispy
ie pump back in a certain amount of moisture. The freezing literally stops
the destruction process and stabilizes the material until the drying process
can begin.

My advice is to talk to the vendors. They are very open and willing to
discuss the process with you. Explore their websites and then call them.

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Manager, Records Management Group
Woodside Summit Group Inc
Midlothian, Virginia
Office: 804-744-1247 x23
Fax: 804-744-4947
mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com

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