Simultaneous desalination and consolidation treatment through the application of electrokinetic techniques
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2023
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Construction and building materials
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.