Consolidation of sugaring marble (i.e., marble affected by granular disaggregation) still lacks fully effective solutions. Consequently, the use of an innovative phosphate-based treatment, aimed at bonding calcite grains by formation of hydroxyapatite at grain boundaries, has recently been proposed. In this paper, firstly a novel method for producing artificially decayed marble samples, by contact with a heating plate, is proposed. Then, some results are presented about the effectiveness and the compatibility of two different formulations of the phosphate treatment, differing in terms of concentration of the phosphate precursor (3.0 M or 0.1 M aqueous solutions of diammonium hydrogen phosphate, DAP), possible ethanol addition to the DAP solution and number of DAP solution applications (1 or 2). The results of the study point out that the new weathering method allows to obtain specimens with a gradient in microstructural and mechanical properties with thickness, just like naturally weathered samples. Both phosphate treatments were able to significantly improve marble cohesion, without causing significant changes in thermal behaviour and aesthetic appearance after treatment. The addition of small quantities of ethanol to the DAP solution seems to be a very promising method for favouring HAP formation and improving the treatment performance.

Consolidation of sugaring marble by hydroxyapatite: some recent developments on producing and treating decayed samples / Sassoni E.; Graziani G.; Franzoni E.; Scherer G.W.. - STAMPA. - 2:(2016), pp. 947-954. (Intervento presentato al convegno 13th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone tenutosi a Paisley (UK) nel 6-10 September 2016).

Consolidation of sugaring marble by hydroxyapatite: some recent developments on producing and treating decayed samples

SASSONI, ENRICO
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GRAZIANI, GABRIELA;FRANZONI, ELISA;
2016

Abstract

Consolidation of sugaring marble (i.e., marble affected by granular disaggregation) still lacks fully effective solutions. Consequently, the use of an innovative phosphate-based treatment, aimed at bonding calcite grains by formation of hydroxyapatite at grain boundaries, has recently been proposed. In this paper, firstly a novel method for producing artificially decayed marble samples, by contact with a heating plate, is proposed. Then, some results are presented about the effectiveness and the compatibility of two different formulations of the phosphate treatment, differing in terms of concentration of the phosphate precursor (3.0 M or 0.1 M aqueous solutions of diammonium hydrogen phosphate, DAP), possible ethanol addition to the DAP solution and number of DAP solution applications (1 or 2). The results of the study point out that the new weathering method allows to obtain specimens with a gradient in microstructural and mechanical properties with thickness, just like naturally weathered samples. Both phosphate treatments were able to significantly improve marble cohesion, without causing significant changes in thermal behaviour and aesthetic appearance after treatment. The addition of small quantities of ethanol to the DAP solution seems to be a very promising method for favouring HAP formation and improving the treatment performance.
2016
Science and Art : A Future for Stone : Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, Volume 2
947
954
Consolidation of sugaring marble by hydroxyapatite: some recent developments on producing and treating decayed samples / Sassoni E.; Graziani G.; Franzoni E.; Scherer G.W.. - STAMPA. - 2:(2016), pp. 947-954. (Intervento presentato al convegno 13th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone tenutosi a Paisley (UK) nel 6-10 September 2016).
Sassoni E.; Graziani G.; Franzoni E.; Scherer G.W.
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