Search Results - "Santos, António Silva"
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Inorganic Nanomaterials for Restoration of Cultural Heritage: Synthesis Approaches towards Nanoconsolidants for Stone and Wall Paintings
Published in ChemSusChem (20-12-2018)“…The synthesis of inorganic nanostructured materials for the consolidation of stone and wall paintings is reviewed. To begin, a description of the methods most…”
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Increasing water and energy efficiency in university buildings: a case study
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-02-2020)“…Nowadays, humanity is consuming unsustainably the planet’s resources. In the scope of energy resource consumption, e.g., the intense use of fossil fuels has…”
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Pathway to Carbon Neutrality in the Cement Industry: CO2 Uptake by Recycled Aggregates from Construction and Demolition Waste
Published in Applied sciences (01-06-2024)“…Cementitious materials can capture CO2 through carbonation reaction during their service life and post-demolition. Indeed, construction and demolition waste…”
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20th-Century Award-Winning Buildings in Lisbon (Portugal). Study of Plasters, Rendering, and Concrete Materials Aiming Their Sustainable Preservation
Published in Buildings (Basel) (01-08-2021)“…Conservation, increasing the useful life period of existing significant buildings with minimum consumption of new materials, as much as possible of…”
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Microstructural Changes of Lime Putty during Aging
Published in Journal of materials in civil engineering (01-10-2013)“…AbstractThe microstructural development of lime putty is widely recognized and commonly associated with an increase in quality. Many heritage institutions…”
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Durability and Compatibility of Lime-Based Mortars: The Effect of Aggregates
Published in Infrastructures (Basel) (01-09-2018)“…In order to fully perform their functions and be durable, mortars for renders and plasters are requested to have a set of characteristics that can vary with…”
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A Novel Bionebulizer Approach to Study the Effects of Natural Mineral Water on a 3D In Vitro Nasal Model from Allergic Rhinitis Patients
Published in Biomedicines (01-02-2024)“…Sulfurous thermal waters (STWs) are used as a complementary treatment for allergic rhinitis. However, there is scant data on the effects of STW on nasal…”
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A Review on Alkali-Silica Reaction Evolution in Recycled Aggregate Concrete
Published in Materials (09-06-2020)“…Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) is one of the major degradation causes of concrete. This highly deleterious reaction has aroused the attention of researchers, in…”
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Earth Plasters: The Influence of Clay Mineralogy in the Plasters' Properties
Published in International journal of architectural heritage (08-08-2020)“…Earth-based mortars have been used all over the world since ancient times in an extensive range of building types from vernacular architecture to monuments…”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness and compatibility of nanolime consolidants with improved properties
Published in Construction & building materials (01-07-2017)“…[Display omitted] •Recover the cohesion loss of limestone and lime-based mortar through compatible nanolime consolidants.•Synthesis and characterization of new…”
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Preliminary studies of consolidation of wall paintings: synthesis and characterisation of nanolime
Published in Conservar Património (01-01-2016)“…In this publication, we report the synthesis and characterization of calcium and magnesium hydroxides nanoparticles for consolidation of mural paintings. Some…”
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Weather ageing effects on the long-term thermal conductivity and biological colonisation of thermal insulating mortars with EPS, cork and aerogel
Published in Energy and buildings (15-08-2024)“…•Thermal insulating mortars were exposed to different accelerated ageing procedures.•Ageing tests included elevated temperature, freeze–thaw and elevated…”
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Assessment of culturable bacterial endophytic communities colonizing Canna flaccida inhabiting a wastewater treatment constructed wetland
Published in Ecological engineering (01-01-2017)“…[Display omitted] Microorganisms, including the bacterial populations living inside plant tissues (endophytes), and vegetation are components of constructed…”
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Comparison of mineralogical, mechanical and hygroscopic characteristic of earthen, gypsum and cement-based plasters
Published in Construction & building materials (10-09-2020)“…[Display omitted] •Earth mortars present lower mechanical strength when compared with gypsum and cement mortars.•Addition of air lime to earth plasters seem to…”
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Bright lights: disclosures from the optical, spectroscopic and chromatographic characterization of a 19th century Portuguese sedan chair
Published in Conservar Património (01-06-2016)“…The Fundação Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva (FRESS) as the mission of defend, train, study, develop and implement Portuguese Fine Arts in Portugal. This paper…”
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Optimization of nanolime solvent for the consolidation of coarse porous limestone
Published in Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing (01-09-2016)“…The potentialities of nanomaterials for application in the field of conservation have been widely investigated in the last two decades. Among nanomaterials,…”
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Compatible Air Lime Mortars for Historical Tiled Facades: Bond and Mechanical Strength versus Tile–Mortar Interface Microstructure
Published in Journal of materials in civil engineering (01-06-2020)“…AbstractExterior old glazed tiled facades have been a very important heritage testimony of Portuguese culture and traditions throughout the years. The adhesion…”
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Effect of Cow Dung Additions on Tropical and Mediterranean Earth Mortars-Mechanical Performance and Water Resistance
Published in Materials (13-06-2024)“…Cow dung (CD) is a material that has been used for millennia by humanity as a stabilizer in earth building techniques in vernacular architecture. However, this…”
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Correlating field and laboratory investigations for preventing ASR in concrete – The LNEC cube study (Part I – Project plan and laboratory results)
Published in Construction & building materials (08-08-2022)“…•Effect of fly ash in controlling ASR expansion with highly reactive aggregates.•Long-term performance of fly ash in controlling expansion due to ASR in…”
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Assessment of the potential reactivity of granitic rocks — Petrography and expansion tests
Published in Cement and concrete research (01-08-2016)“…Granite is one of the most commonly employed materials in the production of aggregates for concrete, and represents 40% of the total volume of aggregates…”
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