Advanced Materials for the Conservation of Stone

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hosseini, Majid (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Karapanagiotis, Ioannis (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Ceramics.; Glass.; Composites (Materials).; Composite materials.; Tribology.; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings.; Nanotechnology.; Cultural heritage.; Nature conservation.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings.; Cultural Heritage.; Nature Conservation.

This book identifies novel advanced materials that can be utilized as protective agents for the preservation of stone. The innovative solutions to stone conservation presented here result in increased sustainability, reduced environmental impact, and increased social and economic benefits. It provid...

Table of Contents:

• Superhydrophobic coatings for the protection of natural stone.- Advanced Conservation Methods for Historical Monuments
• The protection of marble surfaces: the challenge to develop suitable nanostructured treatments
• A hybrid consolidant of nano-hydroxyapatite and silica inspired from patinas for stone conservation
• Compatible Mortars for the Sustainable Conservation of Stone in Masonries
• Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Consolidation and Antifungal Protection of Stone Heritage
• Nanomaterials for the consolidation of stone artifacts
• Testing efficiency of stone conservation treatments
• Challenges of alkoxysilane-based consolidants for carbonate stones: from neat TEOS to multi-purpose hybrid nanomaterials
• Analytical investigations and advanced materials for damage diagnosis and conservation of monument's stucco
• Nanotechnology for the Treatment of Stony Materials' Surface against Biocoatings
• Preserving Cultural Heritage Stone: Innovative Consolidant, Superhydrophobic, Self-Cleaning and Biocidal Products
• Antimicrobial properties of nanomaterials used to control microbial colonization of stone substrata
• Advanced and novel methodology for scientific support on decision making for stone cleaning
• Index.