PROGRAM

March 23rd

14:00

Registration

15:45

Opening ceremony

16:00 – 16:30

Keynote lecture:
José Delgado Rodrigues – Stone consolidation between science and practice

16:30 – 17:00

Keynote lecture
Norman Tennent and Deborah Carthy - Experiences of alkoxy-silane consolidation treatments during 1975-1985 and the importance of subsequent retrospective evaluations

17:00 - 17:20

Silvia Vicini et al. - Di-Ammonium Phosphate for the consolidation of carbonate stone: an improved protocol

  Welcome drink

March 24th

9:00 – 9:20

Rosaria Anna Picca et al. - Nanomaterials against stonework deterioration: where are we now?

9:20 – 9:40

Inês Cardoso et al. - The phosphate-based solution used as carbonate stone conservation treatment: laboratory assessment of critical parameters and their influence on limestones

9:40 – 10:00

Tanaquil Berto et al. - Applied research on the consolidation of porous stones in Belgium

10:00 – 10:20

Margherita Izzi et al. - Synergistic nanomaterials against stone deterioration: new routes for old problems

10:20 – 10:40

Maria João Revez et al. - Onsite assessment of subtle consolidation actions: can Shore durometers help?

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee break

11:10 – 11:40

Keynote lecture:
George Wheeler - Reflections on the history of stone consolidation

11:40 – 12:00

B. Sena da Fonseca et al. - Efficacy and compatibility of silane-based consolidants on limestone

12:00 – 12:20

B. Sena da Fonseca et al. - Behaviour of silane-based consolidants on mineralogically different porous stones

12:20 – 12:40

Matea Ban et al. - The earliest use of alkoxysilane for stone consolidation in Austria: The classical case of a harmful effect

12:40 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 14:50

Pagona-Noni Maravelaki et al - In situ consolidation of various monumental substrates in Crete (Greece): Application, evaluation and monitoring

14:50 – 15:10

Atefeh Shekofteh - Identification and characterization of the decay patterns of stone reliefs from the Tāq-e Bostān historical site of Iran

15:10 - 15:30

Greta Ugolotti et al. - Comparative study between ammonium phosphate and nanoconsolidants

15:30 – 15:50

Emilia Vasanelli et al. - Silica nanoparticles for stone consolidation: the role of the dispersion media on the treatment performances

15:50 - 16:10

Zita Pápay et al - Effect of consolidation on mechanical properties of oolitic limestone

16:10 - 16:40

Coffee break

16:40 – 17:00

Vasco Fassina et al. - The European TC 346/WG3 standards on the evaluation of conservation works

17:00 – 17:20

Paola de M. G. Dias Villas Bôas et al. - Chafariz da Glória, Ouro Preto, MG: documentation and characterization of degradation processes for proposing consolidation actions

17:20 - 17:40

María Barajas Rocha - Selection of a consolidant for the fixation of mineral pigments over the surface of Tlaltecuhtli monolith

March 25th

9:00 – 9:30

Keynote lecture:
Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro – Weathering and conservation of stone: A personal view

9:30 – 9:50

Miguel Burgos-Ruiz et al. - From nanolime to nanobassanite: an improved approach for consolidation of stone and plaster

9:50 – 10:10

Esmeralda Martínez, Antonio Guerra et al. - Glycol alkoxysilanes-chitosan hybrids in stone conservation

10:10 – 10:30

M. Rucha et al. - Potential compatibility of alkoxysilane-based products to consolidate coarse-grained marble: The case of Trigaches marble

10:30 – 10:50

J. Delgado Rodrigues, João Aguiar et al. - Marble biomineralisation: Pilot application results at the Arch of Septimius Severus

10:50 – 11:10

George Wheeler et al. - The consolidation of a variety of Vermont marble
Jennifer Schork et al. - The design and implementation of a testing program for marble consolidation

11:10 - 11:40

Coffee break

11:40 – 12:00

Kelly Caldwell, Emma Kousouris et al - Going Beyond the Recommendations: Practical Applications of Large-Scale Chemical Consolidation Treatments

12:00 – 12:20

Melissa Swanson, George Wheeler et al. - Consolidation of three Berea sandstones with two alkoxysilanes

12.20 – 12:40

A.P. Ferreira Pinto et al. Behaviour of consolidation treatments applied on a soft limestone after natural exposure under a marine environment

12:40 – 13:00

Dória Costa – Assessment of the consolidation action with DRMS: an overview

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 15:00

Keynote lecture
Thomas Warscheid – Microorganisms on stone - damage factors and beneficial impacts

15:00 – 15:20

Jürgen Frick et al. - Exemplary conservation of the St. Salvator rock chapels in Schwäbisch Gmünd – Lessons learned and results of monitoring after consolidation

15:20 – 15:40

Antônio Gilberto Costa - Identification and documentation of deterioration patterns for Portuguese limestone rocks applied in Brazil and Portugal

15:40 – 16:00

Clara Moura Soares et al. - The marble façade of the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa in the context of the 1940 Centenary Commemorations: cleaning and consolidation

16:00 – 16:20

Abdelraheem Ahmad - Assessment of the effectiveness of ethyl silicate-based consolidants on weathered archaeological limestone from Jordan

16:20 - 16:50

Coffee break

16:50 – 17:10

Sílvia Pereira et al. - Consolidation of the glaze-ceramic body Azulejo interface

17:10 – 17:30

J. Delgado Rodrigues et al. - Testing to assess the long-term durability of stone treatments. Limitations, misconceptions, and the harsh reality

17:30

Closing ceremony