• DOI:10.1186/2050-7445-1-11
• Corpus ID: 19619773

Calcium hydroxide nanosols for the consolidation of porous building materials - results from EU-STONECORE

@article{Daehne2013CalciumHN,
  title={Calcium hydroxide nanosols for the consolidation of porous building materials - results from EU-STONECORE},
  author={Arnulf Daehne and Christoph Herm},
  journal={Heritage Science},
  year={2013},
  volume={1},
  pages={1-9}
}

• Arnulf Daehne, Christoph Herm
• Published 9 April 2013
• Materials Science
• Heritage Science

IntroductionThe main idea of the European STONECORE R&D project (2008 to 2011) was to develop and evaluate nano materials for the use in refurbishment and conservation of historic monuments. A set of different calcium hydroxide (“lime”) nanoparticles dispersed in alcohols (CaLoSiL®) available on the market were tested. The general advantages attributed to alcoholic lime dispersions were: compatibility of the consolidant with the original building material, no limitation of penetration due to the particle size, and no mobilisation of soluble salts.ResultsThe paper mainly reports the evaluation of lime nanosols for consolidation of lime mortar, gypsum stucco, and mural painting layers. In order to achieve a penetration behaviour which is adequate to the pore structure of the substrate, the composition of the nanosol as well as its application procedure had to be adjusted. This could be achieved by dilution, additives, or after-treatment of the surface. Apart from structural strengthening of porous structures the lime nanosols were tested for treatment of larger defects such as fissures, cracks, detachment, and delamination. For this purpose the nanosols were modified with additives, fillers, and aggregate. The developed lime nanosol formulations were applied to test sites at three historic monuments with promising results.ConclusionA ‘modular system’ was developed to meet all these conservation needs. These materials showed sufficient adhesive strength. They proved applicable for the consolidation of severely cracked limestone as well.