Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

, Volume 91, Issue 2, pp 477–485 | Cite as

Investigations on ancient mortars from the Basilian monastery of Fragalà

  • Paola Cardiano
  • S. Sergi
  • Concetta De Stefano
  • S. Ioppolo
  • P. Piraino
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Abstract

The ancient mortars of the monastery of San Filippo di Fragalà in Frazzanò, the first Basilian-Norman center in Sicily, have been studied and classified by means of ICP, HPLC, TG-DTA, XRD and thin sections analysis. A new very simple method to evaluate the hydraulic properties of the mortars, based on the combination of analytical and thermogravimetric data, is also reported. The HPLC investigations indicate that the monastery is only partially involved in decay phenomena due to the action of soluble salts.

Keywords

hydraulic properties mortars analysis plasters analysis soluble salts thermal analysis X-ray diffraction 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Paola Cardiano
    • 1
  • S. Sergi
    • 1
  • Concetta De Stefano
    • 1
  • S. Ioppolo
    • 2
  • P. Piraino
    • 1
  1. 1.Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica, Chimica Analitica e Chimica FisicaUniversity of MessinaMessinaItaly
  2. 2.Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche, Sezione di Mineralogia, Petrografia, Vulcanologia e GeochimicaUniversity of CataniaCataniaItaly

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