A new method for making artificially weathered stone specimens for testing of conservation treatments

tThe application of new consolidating products on the surface of weathered materials is a common inter-vention technique in conservation practice. Due to the difficulty of producing artificially weatheredsubstrates in a reproducible way, the effect of consolidating products in laboratory is generally assessedon sound substrates. However, the...

Effect of ethyl silicate on salt crystallization resistance of Maastricht limestone

consolidant treatments aim to re-establish the cohesion in declayed materials showing decqay patterns as sanding or powdering. Ethyl silicate (TEOS) is the most used type of consolidant for inorganic porous materials in the last 30 years. This product which works through precipitation of silica gel in the pores of the material, is known to have...