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The Use of Epoxy Resins in Field Projects for Stone Stabilization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Charles M. Selwitz
Charles M. Selwitz*
Affiliation:
The Getty Conservation Institute 4503 Glencoe Avenue, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
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Abstract

The direct application of epoxy resins to deteriorating stone often encounters problems of penetration and color formation. Conservation scientists have worked around these problems by using organic solvents as carriers and have successfully consolidated stone with epoxy resins in a large number of projects. Work in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Italy and the United States is described. In Europe the methodology has evolved to treat objects of moderate size and isolated parts of buildings while in the United States procedures have been developed for stabilizing large portions of major buildings.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 267: Symposium J – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology III , 1992 , 925
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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