CULTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGIES
ICMATE working group is very experienced and active in developing new, sustainable, and compatible materials for the protection of artefacts, in particular in the field of consolidation, protection and structural reinforcement of historical buildings, and for their improvement from an energy efficiency standpoint.
ACTIVITIES:
· Development of innovative inorganic or metalorganic materials for the consolidation of natural (limestone) and artificial (e.g. mortars and concretes) stone;
· Development of innovative coatings for the protection of natural stone;
· Development of inorganic hydraulic binders and geopolymers for grout and mortar applications, also with thermal insulation properties;
· Design of fibre-reinforced inorganic composites for structural strengthening
Relevant publications:
· Garbin E., Panizza M., Natali M.S., Artioli G., Tamburini S. (2023). Fibre-Reinforced Geopolymers (FRGPs) as Inorganic Composites for Flexural Strengthening of Brick Masonry. Taylor & Francis International Journal of Architectural Heritage. doi:10.1080/15583058.2023.2285853
· Zuena, M.; Pondelak, A.; Garbin, E.; Panizza, M.; Nodari, L.; Škapin, A.S.; Škrlep, L.; Artioli, G.; Tomasin, P. Innovative Calcium Carbonate-Based Products to Repair Cracked Cement Mortars. Materials 2022, 15, 4044. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15124044
· Tomasin, P., Mondin, G., Zuena, M., el Habra, N., Nodari, L., & Moretto, L. M. (2019). Calcium alkoxides for stone consolidation: Investigating the carbonation process. Powder Technology, 344, 260–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2018.12.050
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