SUSPENSION BASED ON A MIXTURE OF TITANIA-SILICA-FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE OXIDE FOR SURFACE CONSOLIDATION OF HISTORICAL ANDESITE STONE AND MORTAR

Liviu Cosmin  COTEȚ; C.  SĂLĂGEAN; Alin Grig  MIHIȘ; István-Attila  SZÉKELY; Zsejke Réka  TÓTH; Lucian  BAIA; Monica  BAIA; Gabriela  OLTEANU; Iulian Daniel  OLTEANU; Virginia  DANCIU

doi:10.24193/subbphys.2022.06

Authors

Liviu Cosmin COTEȚ Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University; Institute of Research-Development-Innovation in Applied Natural Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: ccosmin@chem.ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5306-2414
C. SĂLĂGEAN Institute of Research-Development-Innovation in Applied Natural Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University; Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Corresponding author: cosmin.cotet@ubbcluj.ro.
Alin Grig MIHIȘ Institute of Research-Development-Innovation in Applied Natural Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Corresponding author: cosmin.cotet@ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-9973
István-Attila SZÉKELY Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University; Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: szistike@yahoo.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8118-7107
Zsejke Réka TÓTH Nanostructured Materials and Bio-Nano-Interfaces Center, Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: tothzsejkereka@yahoo.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5664-2481
Lucian BAIA Institute of Research-Development-Innovation in Applied Natural Sciences; Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University; Nanostructured Materials and Bio-Nano-Interfaces Center, Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: lucian.baia@ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3196-4868
Monica BAIA Institute of Research-Development-Innovation in Applied Natural Sciences; Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: monica.baia@ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6820-2491
Gabriela OLTEANU S.C. Duct S.R.L., Bucuresti, Romania. Corresponding author: cosmin.cotet@ubbcluj.ro.
Iulian Daniel OLTEANU S.C. Duct S.R.L., Bucuresti, Romania. Corresponding author: cosmin.cotet@ubbcluj.ro.
Virginia DANCIU Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: vdanciu@chem.ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2479-5330

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbphys.2022.06

Keywords:

functionalized graphene oxide, surface consolidation, historical stones, historical mortars

Abstract

Three-components suspension, based on a mixture of titania (TiO₂)-silica (SiO₂)-functionalized graphene oxide (GO) is prepared and used for surface consolidation of historical andesite stone and mortar. For comparison, mono- and bi-component suspensions are also involved in this study. In order to increase the attachment capacity of GO to substrate with silicon, GO functionalized with (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (GO-APTES) was involved. Unmodified and modified by painting with prepared suspensions andesite and mortar samples were investigated by microscopy (Optic and SEM-EDX), XRD, FT-IR and Raman spectra before and after 6 months of exposure to ambient conditions. After investigation, even the amount of used consolidant suspension was low, the stability of the modified samples was found that remains constant and in a long time it is possibly to reach even a higher stability level. This approach provides the idea that the prepared suspension could be an interesting option to be involved in stone and mortar consolidation-restoration field.

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