Browsing by Author "Rabanal, M.E."

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    Simultaneous desalination and consolidation treatment through the application of electrokinetic techniques
    (Construction and building materials, 2023) Feijoo, Jorge; Gómez-Villalba, L.S.; Fort, R.; Rabanal, M.E.
    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.