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Comparison of Latest and Innovative Silica-Based Consolidants for Volcanic Stones

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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 10, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14102513

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lithium silicate; nano-silica; inorganic stone consolidants; Neapolitan Yellow Tuff; Campanian Ignimbrite

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This research focuses on the conservation and protection of two macroporous tuff stones commonly used in the architectural heritage of the Campania region. The study found that the lithium silicate consolidant showed better performance in terms of surface cohesion, strengthening action, and salt resistance.
This research explores the new perspectives in conservation and protection of two macroporous tuff stones, widely employed in the architectural heritage of Campania region, characterized by highly heterogeneous rock fabric and texture and a variable mineralogical composition that represent crucial factors responsible for their weak durability. The consolidation treatments were performed with a recently and widely used suspension of nano-silica crystals in water and with a lithium silicate solution that has received up to now scarce attention as a consolidant agent. Physical investigations (open porosity, Hg porosimetry, water absorption), morphological observations (SEM analyses) and visual appearance test (colorimetric measurements), along with assessments of performance indicators such as ultrasonic pulse velocity, surface cohesion test (peeling test) and durability test (salt crystallization), were carried out to investigate the consolidation effectiveness. Overall, lithium silicate consolidant showed a better behavior in terms of superficial cohesion, a most successful strengthening action and a considerable enhancement of salt resistance.

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