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The Use of Epoxy Resins in Field Projects for Stone Stabilization

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The direct application of epoxy resins to deteriorating stone often encounters problems of penetration and color formation. Conservation scientists have worked around these problems by using organic solvents as carriers and have successfully consolidated stone with epoxy resins in a large number of projects. Work in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Italy and the United States is described. In Europe the methodology has evolved to treat objects of moderate size and isolated parts of buildings while in the United States procedures have been developed for stabilizing large portions of major buildings.

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    Charles M. Selwitz

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Selwitz, C.M. The Use of Epoxy Resins in Field Projects for Stone Stabilization. MRS Online Proceedings Library 267, 925–934 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-267-925

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