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Advanced Materials for the Conservation of Stone

  • Provides a basis for advanced materials technology assessments applied to stone conservation;
  • Presents a thorough overview of cutting–edge discoveries and detailed information on recent technological developments, the current status, and future outlook;
  • Covers environmental impact, sustainability, social eff ects, and economic benefits;
  • Addresses a wide range of global scientific communities that develop and apply advanced materials for conservation purposes.

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Superhydrophobic Coatings for the Protection of Natural Stone

    • Ioannis Karapanagiotis, Majid Hosseini
    Pages 1-25
  3. Advanced Conservation Methods for Historical Monuments

    • Jessica Rosewitz, Nima Rahbar
    Pages 27-55
  4. Compatible Mortars for the Sustainable Conservation of Stone in Masonries

    • M. Apostolopoulou, E. Aggelakopoulou, A. Bakolas, A. Moropoulou
    Pages 97-123
  5. Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Consolidation and Antifungal Protection of Stone Heritage

    • A. Sierra-Fernandez, L. S. Gomez-Villalba, S. C. De la Rosa-GarcĂ­a, S. Gomez-Cornelio, P. Quintana, M.E. Rabanal et al.
    Pages 125-149
  6. Nanomaterials for the Consolidation of Stone Artifacts

    • David Chelazzi, Rachel Camerini, Rodorico Giorgi, Piero Baglioni
    Pages 151-173
  7. Testing Efficiency of Stone Conservation Treatments

    • Miloš DrdáckĂ˝
    Pages 175-184
  8. Challenges of Alkoxysilane-Based Consolidants for Carbonate Stones: From Neat TEOS to Multipurpose Hybrid Nanomaterials

    • Bruno Sena da Fonseca, Ana Paula Ferreira Pinto, Susana Piçarra, Maria de Fátima Montemor
    Pages 185-207
  9. Preserving Cultural Heritage Stone: Innovative Consolidant, Superhydrophobic, Self-Cleaning, and Biocidal Products

    • Rafael Zarzuela, Manuel Luna, Luis A.M. Carrascosa, Maria J. Mosquera
    Pages 259-275
  10. Antimicrobial Properties of Nanomaterials Used to Control Microbial Colonization of Stone Substrata

    • B. O. Ortega-Morales, M. M. Reyes-Estebanez, C. C. Gaylarde, J. C. Camacho-Chab, P. SanmartĂ­n, M. J. Chan-Bacab et al.
    Pages 277-298
  11. Advanced and Novel Methodology for Scientific Support on Decision-Making for Stone Cleaning

    • E. T. Delegou, I. Ntoutsi, C. T. Kiranoudis, J. Sayas, A. Moropoulou
    Pages 299-324
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 325-332

About this book

This book identifies novel advanced materials that can be utilized as protective agents for the preservation of stone. The innovative solutions to stone conservation presented here result in increased sustainability, reduced environmental impact, and increased social and economic benefits. It provides an overview of recent trends and progress in advanced materials applied to stone protection. It also explores the scientific principles behind these advanced materials and discusses their applications to diff erent types of stone preservation efforts. Essential information as well as knowledge on the availability and applicability of advanced nanostructured materials is also provided, with focus placed on the practical aspects of stone protection. Th e book highlights an interdisciplinary eff ort regarding novel applications of nanostructured materials in the advancement of stone protection. It provides insight towards forthcoming developments in the fi eld. Advanced nanostructured materials are designed and developed with the aim of being chemically, physically, and mechanically compatible with stone. Advanced materials for stone conservation that are characterized by several functional properties are considered in this book. These include the physico-chemical, protective, and morphological properties, eco-toxicity, and mechanisms of degradation. The authors present a thorough overview of cutting–edge discoveries, detailed information on recent technological developments, breakthroughs in novel nanomaterials, utilization strategies for applications in cultural heritage, and the current status and future outlook of the topic to address a wide range of scientific communities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, USA

    Majid Hosseini

  • Department of Management and Conservation of Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage Objects, University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Ioannis Karapanagiotis

About the editors

Dr. Majid Hosseini has earned both his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from The University of Akron in Ohio, United States. He has also completed an MSE degree in Manufacturing Engineering at UTRGV in Texas, USA, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. He has edited high caliber books, book chapters, authored multiple research articles, and has co-invented patents application technologies. He has served as a key speaker at national and international conferences and has been actively engaged in technology development. Dr. Hosseini’s research interests, expertise, and experiences are diverse, ranging from smart bio/nanomaterials, smart polymers and coatings, nanoparticles, bio/nanotechnology, to bioprocess engineering and development, biomanufacturing, biofuels and bioenergy, and sustainability. Dr. Hosseini works at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, USA.


Dr. Ioannis Karapanagiotis has obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Minnesota, United States, and his Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He serves as a member in Editorial Boards and reviewer in several journals (more than 70), and he has published multiple research papers (more than 130) in peer reviewed journals, books and conference proceedings. Dr. Karapanagiotis specializes in interfacial engineering and its applications on the protection and conservation of the cultural heritage, and in the physicochemical characterization and analysis of cultural heritage materials which are found in historic monuments, paintings, icons, textiles, manuscripts. Dr. Karapanagiotis is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Management and Conservation of Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage Objects, University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki, Greece. 

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