Simultaneous desalination and consolidation treatment through the application of electrokinetic techniques Articles uri icon

publication date

  • December 2023

start page

  • 1

end page

  • 16

issue

  • DECEMBER

volume

  • 408, 133686

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0950-0618

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1879-0526

abstract

  • The vast majority of building materials that are heavily affected by salts require desalination and subsequent consolidation treatments. This double intervention entails a risk associated with the loss of material due to continuous contact with the affected surface. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an electrokinetic process of simultaneous desalination-consolidation of two types of stones (dolostone and limestone). The results show that it is possible to reduce the salts up to percentages of 100% and at the same time to fill the pores and fractures with insoluble compounds compatible with the materials to be treated, such as calcium-magnesium carbonates.

subjects

  • Chemistry
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Materials science and engineering
  • Physics

keywords

  • electrokinetic technique; electro precipitation; desalination; consolidation; soluble salts; limestone; dolomite