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The Consolidation and Desalination of Ceramic Impregnated with Sodium Sulphate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Alice B. Paterakis
Alice B. Paterakis*
Affiliation:
Conservator, Agora Excavations, American School of Classical Studies, 54 Souidias St., Athens 106-76, Greece
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Abstract

A calcareous and non-calcareous clay were fired to 900 degrees Celsius and subsequently impregnated with a solution of Na2SO4. These test samples were then impregnated with one of three consolidants: Acryloid B72, Tetraethyl Orthosilicate (TEOS), Methyl Triethoxysilane (MTS). Desalination tests using the static immersion and stirred solution methods were made to determine the effect of consolidation on the rate and extent of salt extraction. Desalination was monitored by Ionic Conductivity, Atomic Emission Spectroscopy and Ion Chromatography analysis of the extraction solutions.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 267: Symposium J – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology III , 1992 , 1071
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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