Most natural polymers exhibit limited functional groups, which is not favourable for the
adsorption of various ions and their utilisation. To overcome this drawback, a novel in-situ …

This paper presents a study of the properties and thermal behaviour of plaster with
polyurethane foam wastes. Plaster mixtures, prepared using differing volumes of …

Limestones are often used as building stones in contemporary architecture. Salt weathering
is one of the main threats affecting this lithology. In this study, two Portuguese limestones …

Structure-based tissue engineering requires large-scale 3D cell/tissue manufacture
technologies, to produce biologically active scaffolds. Special attention is currently paid to …

Belém do Pará, founded in 1616, still has layers of lime mortar on its historical buildings,
which recurrently need restorative interventions. Intervention strategies need to include the …

Mortar is an artificial material, commonly used since ancient times and widely conserved, in
many cases in good conditions, to the present day. In this study, mortars from different …

A total of 7 complementary methods have been applied to investigate unique pre-Mongolian
12th century wall paintings from the St. George Cathedral of the Yuriev Monastery in Veliky …

The study aims to highlight the outline of icon conditions. The humidity is one of the main
reasons for the deterioration and degradation of the icons. The study could be described in …

Discharge of acid mine drainage (AMD) from abandoned coal mines of the YuDong
catchment in Kaili City, Guizhou Province, China, has severely damaged local ecological …

A multidisciplinary research was conducted by the University of Salento in collaboration with
the Lecce Provincial Museum, in order to study different forms of art widespread in the …