Recent progress in instrumental techniques for architectural heritage materials

Zhao, Changzhi; Zhang, Yiwen; Wang, Chong-Chen; Hou, Miaole; Li, Aiqun

doi:10.1186/s40494-019-0280-z

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“…Another review work outlined energy retrofit impacts in different building types, and the great energy potential, between 20% and 68%, in residential buildings is shown [21]. Beyond the energy performance, other topics related to the impact of retrofits in historic buildings, such as the use of new analytical tools [60] or occupancy behavior [26], are currently being investigated.…”

Section: Energy Retrofit and Building Performancementioning

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What Are the Implications of Climate Change for Retrofitted Historic Buildings? A Literature Review

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Historic buildings account for more than one-quarter of Europe’s existing building stock and are going to be crucial in the achievement of future energy targets. Although a drastic reduction in carbon emissions would slow climate change, an alteration in the climate is already certain. Therefore, the impact of climate change on retrofitted historic buildings should be considered in terms of occupants’ comfort, heritage conservation, and energy performance. Inappropriate interventions might weaken the potential of traditional climate adaptive solutions, such as thermal mass and night cooling, leading to higher risks of overheating in a warming climate. Similarly, retrofit solutions will change the moisture dynamics of historic envelopes, which might lead to moisture damages when combined with more extreme precipitation events. This paper reviews recent literature that provides evidence of climate change’s impact on retrofitted buildings, reveals potential future risks, and thereby sheds light on new factors influencing the decision-making process in the retrofit of historic buildings.

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Section: Energy Retrofit and Building Performancementioning

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What Are the Implications of Climate Change for Retrofitted Historic Buildings? A Literature Review

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“…Nowadays X-ray spectroscopy is employed in almost every thinkable field of technology and research. To give just a few examples, applications range from fundamental research in chemistry [3][4][5][6][7][8], physics [9][10][11][12][13][14][15] and material science [16,17], to environmental research [18,19], architecture [20], art [19,21,22], archeology [19,[23][24][25] and industrial applications [19], to even forensics [19], security systems [26,27] and astronomy [28][29][30][31]. In a scientific context X-ray spectroscopy is also known as core-level-or core-spectroscopy [32,33] and it has become an essential tool for the study of a vast number of systems.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Modern X-ray spectroscopy: XAS and XES in the laboratory

Zimmermann

Peredkov

Abdala

et al. 2020

Coordination Chemistry Reviews

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X-ray spectroscopy is an important tool for scientific analysis. While the earliest demonstration experiments were realised in the laboratory, with the advent of synchrotron light sources most of the experiments shifted to large scale synchrotron facilities. In the recent past there is an increased interest to perform X-ray experiments also with in-house laboratory sources, to simplify access to X-ray absorption and X-ray emission spectroscopy, in particular for routine measurements. Here we summarise the recent developments and comment on the most representative example experiments in the field of in-house laboratory X-ray spectroscopy. We first give an introduction and some historic background on X-ray spectroscopy. This is followed by an overview of the detection techniques used for X-ray absorption and X-ray emission measurements. A short paragraph also puts related high energy resolution and resonant techniques into context, though they are not yet feasible in the laboratory. At the end of this section the opportunities using wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy in the laboratory are discussed. Then we summarise the relevant details of the recent experimental laboratory setups split into two separate sections, one for the recent von Hamos setups, and one for the recent Johann/Johansson type setups. Following that, focussing on chemistry and catalysis, we then summarise some of the notable X-ray absorption and X-ray emission experiments and the results accomplished with in-house setups. In a third part we then discuss some applications of laboratory X-ray spectroscopy with a particular focus on chemistry and catalysis.

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“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is commonly applied to the characterization of cultural heritage materials. More specifically, the FTIR non-invasive technique was often used in architectural heritage conservation due to the minimal amount of sample required and the rapid results of the analysis [24][25][26]. FTIR spectroscopy is required not only to exactly characterize the nature of the compounds (e.g., organic/inorganic) from original materials, but also to obtain precise chemical and physical information about ongoing changes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, Raman spectroscopy is a non-invasive technique useful for the characterization of architectural heritage due to its reliable, fast, sensitive, and non-destructive features. Moreover, both FTIR and Raman spectroscopies, through their different mechanisms and selection rules, measure different vibrational modes and therefore provide complementary information on the analyzed materials [24].…”

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Indoor Microclimatic Variables Assessment by Vibrational Spectroscopy on Original Structure of Tropaeum Traiani Monument, Adamclisi

Olteanu

Rădulescu²,

Stihi

et al. 2020

J. Sci. Arts

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This work attempts to show the usefulness of vibrational spectroscopy (i.e., FTIR and Raman) in the analysis of major components of the original structure materials of a heritage monument (Tropaeum Traiani, Adamclisi). The features of materials and indoor microclimatic variables (i.e., temperature and relative humidity), on the periods of the monitoring campaigns, were considered. As the conservation must make sure about the physicochemical and structural aspects of the materials, assessment of the environmental impact, deterioration processes and characterization of ancient building materials are useful to understand the chemical evolution in the past, predict the various trends in the future, choose the suitable restoration methods to preserve their present state, and even to describe the alteration process of materials and modification through time. The surface of original structure materials used until present seems not to be affected at major scale by the indoor microclimate variables. But even high recorded relative humidity levels promote the occurrence of amorphous calcium carbonate, calcite, aragonite and vaterite highlighted by vibrational spectroscopy data (i.e., FTIR and Raman), as a first effect, the development of biological organism can be enhanced, depending on the characteristics of the substrate. Second, atmospheric pollutants can be dissolved easier in the humidity existing in the porous material, and lastly, if the waterflow inside the stone is not homogeneous, cracks could appear due to differences in permeability.

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Recent progress in instrumental techniques for architectural heritage materials

Cited by 47 publications

References 329 publications

What Are the Implications of Climate Change for Retrofitted Historic Buildings? A Literature Review

What Are the Implications of Climate Change for Retrofitted Historic Buildings? A Literature Review

Modern X-ray spectroscopy: XAS and XES in the laboratory

Indoor Microclimatic Variables Assessment by Vibrational Spectroscopy on Original Structure of Tropaeum Traiani Monument, Adamclisi

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