Abstract
The B-IMPACT (Bronze-IMproved non-hazardous PAtina CoaTings) project aims at developing innovative eco-friendly and non-hazardous protective coatings to protect bronze surfaces exposed to the outdoor environment. Bronze artefacts and cultural heritage monuments exposed outdoors are prone to degradation processes, especially in polluted environments. Corrosion processes with the degradation of surface stability and appearance occur not only on ancient bronzes but also on newly exposed bronze surfaces. Their protection and maintenance remain a great challenge, requiring on-going investment. The B-IMPACT project will develop tailored "right off the shelf" formulations based on advanced protection strategies, offering reduced maintenance costs as well as efficient conservation solutions for end-users, including local authorities and other stakeholders (architects, artists, museums, etc.).
Durata del progetto/Project duration
2015-2017
Unibo Team Leader
Prof.ssa Maria Chiara Bignozzi
Altri dipartimenti coinvolti
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale (UNIBO), Prof.ssa Carla Martini
Dipartimento di Beni Culturali (UNIBO), Dott.ssa Cristina Chiavari
Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari” (UNIBO), Prof.ssa Elena Bernardi
Coordinator
Tadeja Kosec (Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia)
Partnership
- Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (Slovenia)
- Geida d.o.o. (Slovenia)
- Corrosion and Metallurgy Study Centre "Aldo Daccò", University of Ferrara (Italy)
- ECAMRICERT S.R.L. (Italy)
- TRACES Laboratory – CNRS UMR 5608 – Toulouse University (France)
- PYLOTE SAS (France)
- C2M Aurochs Industrie (France)
Finanziamento/Contribution/Budget
Euro 608.357
Sito web
http://www.b-impact.cloud/index.html