Alkoxysilanes and the consolidation of stone / George Wheeler ; with annotated bibliography by Elizabeth Stevenson Goins.

Author/Creator:

Wheeler, George.

Publication:

Los Angeles, Calif. : Getty Publications, 2005.

Series:

Research in conservation (Unnumbered)
Research in conservation

Format/Description:

Book
xiv, 196 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects:

Alkoxysilanes -- Research.
Silicon -- Synthesis.
Stone -- Conservation and restoration -- Research.

Contents:

Historical overview
The chemistry of physics of alkoxysilanes and their gels
Essential ingredients
Addition of water
Catalysis
Gelation, syneresis, and ripening
Drying
The influence of stone type
Mineral composition
The clay problem
Other stone types
Other issues of structure
Darkening and color changes
Commercial and noncommercial formulations
Commercial formulations
Noncommercial formulations
Practice
Preconsolidation
Moisture and wetness
Biological growth
Salts
Application techniques
Consumption
Application schedule
Conflicting activities
Darkening and color changes
Application on black crusts
Water repellents
Safety and storage
Laboratory and field evaluation of service life
Recent developments and final thoughts.

Notes:

At head of title: The Getty Conservation Institute.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-190) and index.

Local notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.

Contributor:

Getty Conservation Institute.
Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.

ISBN:

0892368152 (pbk.)
9780892368150

OCLC:

56880033

Web link:

Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
The Benjamin Franklin Library Fund Home Page

Online:

Table of contents only
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip052/2004024444.html

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