A Contribution to the Treatment of Salt Damage in Historical Buildings

Abstract:

Salts and water may cause serious damage to historical masonries. Therefore, numerous conservation treatments have been developed by research teams for the consolidation and protection of porous building materials affected by salt attack. Here the focus is on methods for obtaining an effective desalination of historical masonry, indicating their advantages and disadvantages. It is pointed out that cellulose is a favourite material added to poultices used in desalination.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 824)
• Pages: 127-132
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.824.127
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Iñigo Antepara, Igor Medveď*, Jaromír Žumár, Robert Černý
• Keywords: Desalination, Historical Buildings, Salt Damage

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