Smart surfaces for architectural heritage: Preliminary results about the application of TiO2-based coatings on travertine

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 204-209

  Quagliarini, Enrico ^a   Bondioli, Federica ^b   Goffredo, Giovanni B ^a   Licciulli, Antonio ^c   Munafò, Placido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Salentec srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Architectural heritage; Color and gloss appearance; Photocatalysis; Self cleaning surfaces; Stone surface conservation; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859924091     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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