The project ran from 2007 to 2010 within the Sustainable Welfare programme under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.
The project contractor was COC s.r.o., the project participants were the Faculty of Restoration of the University of Pardubice together with the Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Synpo a.s. and Masaryk University in Brno.
The project was focused on the synthesis of polymeric UV stabilizers and photo-protective acrylic varnish resin and its use in restoration practice. In addition, photo-protective films and other materials were developed in order to protect wood. The Faculty of Restoration investigated the possibilities of decrease the yellowing of selected wooden picture frame varnishes by adding UV stabilizers and absorbers.
