MARE – Materials Analysis Laboratory for Restoration

MARE – Materials Analysis Laboratory for Restoration
MARE – Materials Analysis Laboratory for Restoration

References:

Referent: prof. Letterio MAVILIA

Body: Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Department of Agriculture

seat: Street of the University 25, 89124 Reggio Calabria (RC)

Contacts

The MARE laboratory has the following equipment:

  • Thermal Analysis
  • Climatic Chamber
  • Ionic chromatograph
  • X-ray diffractometer
  • X-Ray Fluorescence
  • Chamber furnace
  • Rotating Tubular Furnace
  • Jaw crusher
  • Polarized Transmitted Light Microscope
  • Centrifugal Ball Mill Diamond Disc Miter Saw

Activities:

  • Analysis and tests on materials (stones, marbles,bricks, pottery, stucco, plasters, mortars and concretes)
  • Sustainable building materials (from local raw materials (stones, aggregates, limestones, clays, marne), from processing waste (cutting powders) and from civil and industrial waste (Glass powder, coal ash).
  • Processes of degradation of materials by intrinsic factors such as compositional anomalies, and extrinsic such as interaction with environmental agents.

Thematic areas:

  • Materials Science for Restoration
  • Chemistry and Technology for the Restoration and Conservation of Materials
  • Chemistry of the environment and cultural heritage

Patents

F. Corigliano, L. Mavilia, "Process for the transformation into granular or monolithic forms of silica-based particles", Italian Patent Application - Deposit n. MI 98A 001955. Idem application for International Patent N. PCT/EP99/06375y”

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