The application and Evaluation of Si and Ti Alkoxide Solutions for Ruins

Abstract

Some of the world heritage were made mainly of dried clay and exposed to rain and wind. Deterioration by weathering is remarkable, and the protections are necessary immediately.
In this work, hydrolysis product sprepared from silicon alkoxide and titanium alkoxide with aqueous HCI solution were used as the coating materials for the dried clay. These hydrolyzed alkoxide solutions permeate into pore of relics to strengthen the particle-particle binding. Protection effects of these solutions were clarified.