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Welcome to the website of the Department of Chemical Technology of Monument Conservation  

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Research groups

Inorganic materials

The field of inorganic materials includes a variety of construction materials such as stone, plaster, mortar etc. Monuments, or at least their parts, often survive for many centuries. To respect the basic rule of today's preservation of monuments - the maximum effort to safeguard the memory - it is required to search for methods and means of protection or restoration that cause minimal damage to the object and that, preferably, do not replace historic materials.

At our Department, we pay great attention to the research in the area of consolidation or stone waterproofing. Recently, the research focuses on the development of new stone consolidants based on organosilane compounds. Attention is also paid to the development of new compounds for artificial stone production. Being given the fact that the use of cement-based mortars and plasters is usually not advisable, research focuses also on lime-based and hydraulic lime-based mortars modification by polymer substances. Some older works were devoted to the modification of cement mortars by the addition of polymers and to the use of these mortars for strenghtening of the reverse of transfer murals. Part of the research also deals with the use of hollow glass or ceramic microsphere fillers. These expanded mortars may be used for the preparation of light pads for transfer murals. Currently, our research focuses on the behavior of vegetable oils in stone and on the possibilities of thir removal and on the behavior of spongilite during liquid consolidants infiltration.

Organic materials

The organic materials that could be found in historic buildings include wood, paper, parchment, leather, textiles and many other substances used as adhesives and binders (oils, resins, proteins, polysaccharides, waxes, etc.). In addition to the natural materials in the area of restoring and preserving monuments, synthetic materials are increasingly applied in recent decades, either as original artwork material or as a supplement material or preservative. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to these materials, to their aging and to the impact on the monument original materials.

In recent years, the research is focused mainly on timber. Extensive research on consolidation of wood as well as on protective agents properties and behavior has been carried out recently. 
In cooperation with the National Archives, our Department also participates in the research of archival materials - paper, parchment and leather. The research is focused mainly on deacidification of paper, leather oiling, disinfection of archive materials etc. Recently, we have cooperated with the restoration workshops of the Prague Castle in addressing issues of textile conservation (eg. adhesives removal). In the past, the Department conducted research on aging of oils and protein binders.

The Department co-operates with many restorers and professional workplaces in addressing the identification of organic (colored layer binders, coatings, adhesives etc.) and inorganic (eg. pigments) materials.

As a part of the general research, we examine the application of synthetic organic materials (consolidants, adhesives, water repellents etc.) and their impact on the monuments made of both organic and inorganic materials (stone, plaster).

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The Institute of Chemical Technology of Monument Conservation organizes studies of Technology of Restoring and Preservation of Historical Monuments and forms part of the Process Technology and Processing of Polymers study branch.

After taking basic chemical engineering courses, students attend special lectures and do practical laboratory work. They study the problems of corrosive processes in basic materials used in historical monuments (stone, wood, paper, metals, glass and ceramics) as well as the methods of monuments protecting, preserving and restoring. Students also take selected courses that relate to the preservation, reconstruction and regeneration of historical buldings at the Faculty of Architecture (Czech Technical University in Prague). In order to acquire complex knowledge of the conservation-restauration problems, students work on field studies and visit specialized centres in museums, galleries etc. Study programs are completed by a bachelor or diploma thesis. Topics of theses are closely related to the research programs undertaken by the Institute of Chemical Technology. After finishing their master studies, students may attend postgraduate studies.

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The Natural and Synthetic Polymer research group studies the damage to and potential means of protecting objects made of natural and synthetic polymers. Natural polymers consist mainly of wood, paper, leather, wax and natural binders. Research on synthetic polymers is focused on works of art and objects in collections made from all kinds of polymer materials, from the oldest, so-called semi-synthetic to modern synthetic polymers. In addition to actual polymeric 3D objects, the group is also concerned with testing modern polymeric products intended for conservation and restoration, in relation to the level of protection and the degree of compatibility. The research group is able to propose a complex approach to care for objects of the cultural heritage made from natural or synthetic materials, i.e. from cleaning, through consolidation and supplementation, the application of protective layers to proposing suitable storage conditions.

Members of the research group

doc. Dr. Ing. Michal Ďurovič
Ing. Irena Kučerová, Ph.D.
Ing. Vítězslav Knotek, Ph.D.
Ing. Barbora Mašek Benetková, Ph.D.
Ing. Martina Nováková, DiS.

Students

Bc. Martin Lacka

Main fields of interest

  • Deacidification of archive documents on a paper support
  • Protection of archive materials against fire and theft
  • Consolidation and degradation of wood
  • Cleaning the surfaces of objects made of synthetic polymers
  • The mechanisms and velocity of degradation processes
  • The release of volatile organic compounds from polymer materials
  • The effect of volatile organic compounds on the degradation of materials
  • Disinfection of natural and synthetic materials
  • Coatings, adhesives and sealants for conservation of historical objects

Projects

Publications

  • Nováková, M., Ďurovič, M.: Metody zvýšení odolnosti papírenských produktů proti hoření. Koroze a ochrana materiálů 64: 100–107, 2020.
  • Knotek, V., Červinka, J., Křenková, Z.: Průzkum a restaurování soch z polyesterového sklolaminátu umístěných v exteriéru. Koroze a ochrana materiálů 63: 130-137, 2019.
  • Drábková, K., Ďurovič, M., Kučerová, I.: Influence of gamma radiation on properties of paper and textile fibres during disinfection. Radiation Physics and Chemistry 152: 75-80, 2018.
  • Knotek, V., Korandová, P., Kalousková, R., Ďurovič, M.: Studium triacetátových kinematografických filmů a magnetické zvukové stopy pomocí infračervené spektroskopie. Koroze a ochrana materiálů 62: 26-32, 2018.
  • Mašková, L., Smolík, J., Ďurovič, M.: Characterization of indoor air quality in different archives - possible implications for books and manuscripts. Building and Environment 120: 77-84, 2017.
  • Ohlídalová, M., Kučerová, I., Brezová, V., Zlámalová Cílová, Z., Michalcová, A.: Influence of metal cations on leather degradation. Journal of Cultural Heritage 24: 86-92, 2017.
  • Tomšová, K., Ďurovič, M.: Influence of disinfection methods on the stability of black and whitesilver gelatin prints. Journal of Cultural Heritage  24: 78-85, 2017.
  • Tomšová, K., Ďurovič, M., Drábková, K.: The effect of disinfection methods on the stability of photographic gelatin. Polymer Degradation and Stability 126: 1-6, 2016.
  • Benetková, B., Peterová, A., Slavíková, M., Kotlík, P.: Impact of Relative Humidity on Modified Alkoxysilane Gels. Key Engineering Materials 714: 95-99, 2016.
  • Knotek, V., Kučerová, I., Horáková, T., Peterová A.: Pružné tmely, jejich degradace a vliv na cementový podklad, Koroze a o materiálů 59: 24-29, 2015.
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UCT Prague
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