The use of industrial waste and/or by-products as alternative sources of raw materials in
building materials has become standard practice. The result, more sustainable construction …

The widespread application of calcium carbonate is determined by its high availability in
nature and simplicity of synthesis in laboratory conditions. Moreover, calcium carbonate …

Paintings, frescoes, antique photographic prints, incunabula, old books, handwritten
documents, sculptures, ceramic fragments, and other ancient manufacts constitute the …

The synthetic anhydrous crystalline CaCO 3 polymorphs—vaterite, aragonite and calcite—
were tested using dilatometry and nanoindentation. Microstructural changes in the samples …

In the field of conservation and restoration, incompatibility between historic materials and
restoration materials should be avoided, and, therefore, a lot of studies are aimed at …

We prepared four mortar mixtures with lime, metakaolin and linseed oil, the latter added as
an admixture to impart water-repellency. The mortar mineralogy, microstructure, mechanical …

Conditions for the synthesis of vaterite without additives have been investigated (T= 30–90°
C, stirring velocity= 200–600 rpm). The obtained different CaCO 3 polymorphs were …

Linseed oil was added to lime and lime metakaolin mortars in order to impart hydrophobic
properties and investigate its resistance to weathering agents involving water transport …

The investigation of the chemical composition and physical and mechanical properties of old
building materials is relevant for planning restoration interventions and designing …

The development of CaCO 3 oxyfuel combustion and calcium looping techniques offers
opportunities for Ca (OH) 2 production with near-zero CO 2 emissions. This study …