TY - JOUR
T1 - Early stages of glass alteration in the coastal atmosphere
AU - Palomar, Teresa
AU - de la Fuente, Daniel
AU - Morcillo, Manuel
AU - Alvarez de Buergo, Mónica
AU - Vilarigues, Marcia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - Urban and industrial atmospheres can produce several damages on glass façades and historical stained-glass windows; however, the effect of coastal atmosphere on them has been scarcely studied. This work presents the results of the exposure of soda-lime, potash-lime, and mixed-alkali silicate glass to the coastal atmosphere in Cape Vilán (Galicia, Spain) at different distances to the coast (inland) during twelve months. Crystalline deposits were observed on all the samples, although their quantity depended on the meteorological conditions. The samples located nearest to the coast presented alteration layers, while those ones located farthest from the shore presented several isolated pits. Regarding the chemical composition, potash-lime silicate glass, typical composition from medieval glass windows, was the most altered glass in contrast to soda-lime and mixed-alkali silicate glasses.
AB - Urban and industrial atmospheres can produce several damages on glass façades and historical stained-glass windows; however, the effect of coastal atmosphere on them has been scarcely studied. This work presents the results of the exposure of soda-lime, potash-lime, and mixed-alkali silicate glass to the coastal atmosphere in Cape Vilán (Galicia, Spain) at different distances to the coast (inland) during twelve months. Crystalline deposits were observed on all the samples, although their quantity depended on the meteorological conditions. The samples located nearest to the coast presented alteration layers, while those ones located farthest from the shore presented several isolated pits. Regarding the chemical composition, potash-lime silicate glass, typical composition from medieval glass windows, was the most altered glass in contrast to soda-lime and mixed-alkali silicate glasses.
KW - Atlantic coast
KW - Degradation
KW - Glass
KW - Marine aerosol
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055341807&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.10.034
DO - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.10.034
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85055341807
SN - 0360-1323
VL - 147
SP - 305
EP - 313
JO - Building and Environment
JF - Building and Environment
ER -