The present paper reviews the methods and the performance of in situ formation of calcium
phosphates (CaP) for the conservation of materials belonging to cultural heritage. The core …

In recent times, nanomaterials have been applied in the construction and maintenance of
the worldÅLs cultural heritage with the aim of improving the consolidation and protection …

In the last few years, the preservation of cultural heritage has become an important issue
globally, due to the fact that artifacts and monuments are continually threatened by …

Cultural heritage buildings of stone construction require careful restorative actions to
maintain them as close to the original condition as possible. This includes consolidation and …

No fully satisfactory consolidant for sugaring marble currently exists, hence the use of
ammonium phosphate to form hydroxyapatite (HAP) inside marble micro-cracks has recently …

Heritage concrete and cement mortars urgently need preventive treatments which slow
down their deterioration, allow to avoid extensive demolition and reconstruction, and …

Diammonium hydrogen phosphate (DAP) solutions are used as consolidants for carbonate
stone materials through the crystallization whithin the original matrix of newly formed …

This study aims at providing a dataset for selecting the most suitable consolidant for marble,
limestone and lime mortar. Diammonium hydrogen phosphate (DAP), nanolimes (NL), ethyl …

The durability of a new phosphate consolidant for limestone, based on formation of
hydroxyapatite (HAP), was investigated in comparison with ethyl silicate (ES). Untreated …

This work aims to reveal the recent research trends in the consolidation of stone-built
heritage and discuss the advantages and drawbacks of the options and strategies followed …