Research Area

Active Research fields

Materials' physico-chemical characterization ranging from cultural heritage to building materials and from electrochemical application to photocatalysis.

Formulation and characterization of:

hydraulic mortars base on air hardening lime as green building materials;

natural aggregates for enhancing mechanical and thermal properties and reducing carbon fooprint of mortars;

new materials for conservation and restoration application.

Research projects of the last 5 years

PRIN 2015: Monitoring, consolidation, conservation and protection of cultural heritage

Collaborations

Active research

The Laboratory "Materials for Restoration and Conservation" has a Ionic cromatograph, Metrohm IC Compact 625, two optical microscopes equipped with a Leica digital camera, a USB digital microscope, a thermoigrmeter and some kilns. Moreover other instruments are available in the Department such as: Panalytical Empyrean XRay Diffractometer, Netzsch STA 449 Jupiter F1 Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer, FTIR Shimadsu FT6000, Renishaw Invia Raman Microscope, ESEM FEI Quanta 6000.

Services delivered under the right of third parties

Identification of building materials and decay factors: binders, aggregates, solube salts, soluble chlrides and sulphates.

Identification of wooden species.

Advice on conservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage