Abstract

ESQUIVEL ALVAREZ, Astrid  and  FILLOY NADAL, Laura. An Evaluation of Nanolime Carbonation Process as Applied to pre-Hispanic Mayan Mural Paintings. Intervención (Méx. DF) [online]. 2016, vol.7, n.14, pp.31-41. ISSN 2007-249X.

For over a decade, a nano-lime known commercially as Nanorestore® -which is synthetised by el Consorzio Interuniversatario per lo Sviluppo del Sistemi a Grande Interfase ([CSGI] Centre for Colloid and Surface Science, Università degli Studi di Firenze [UniFi], Florence University, Italy)- has been used in Mexico for the consolidation of pre-Hispanic mural paintings with a pictorial layer that suffers from disaggregation and dustiness. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of this nano-material depends on a series of variables that are oftentimes ignored. This RESEARCH evaluates the intrinsic and extrinsic factors innate to mural paintings that bear upon the carbonation process of Nanorestore® with the purpose of leading future treatments towards optimal results.

Keywords : mural paintings; dustiness; pictorial layer; consolidation; Nanorestore^®; carbonation.

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