Mitigating salt damage in lime-based mortars with mixed-in crystallization modifiers

This paper presents the most important results of a research project which<br/>focused on the use of crystallization modifiers mixed in lime mortar to mitigate<br/>salt crystallization damage. The research focused on two of the most damaging<br/>salts, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate, and suitable crystallization modifiers (sodium...

Study on effective modifiers for damaging salts in mortar

The use of crystallization modifiers for the prevention or mitigation of salt crystallization damage has recently received a lot of research interest in the field of building conservation. However, the use of crystallization modifiers mixed in a lime-based mortar, is still a very new field of research. This paper summarizes the literature study...