WELCOME TO NANOCONSERVATION
Effective nano technologies for conservation of historical built heritage with state-of-the-art application techniques.
About Us
NanoConservation is formed from state-of-the research into the conservation of stone built heritage
NanoConservation was first created following cutting edge research carried out to develop more effective nanolime-based consolidation application techniques for the conservation of limestone. The business focuses also on the development of new, more sustainable and economical nanoproducts, application techniques, and protective treatments, to ensure the long-term preservation of historical built heritage.
The Problem & Solution
Despite their compatibility with calcareous substrates, current nanolime treatments face limitations due to existing commercial products’ inability to penetrate fine-grained and low-porosity substrates effectively.
NanoConservation research aims to address this issue by developing a state of the art and safe consolidation technology using commercialised nanolimes applied with patent-pending application techniques, thus enhancing the in-depth penetration and overall consolidation performance. As it stands, one of the application technique named: “Nano Electro Application Technique” (NEAT), is under commercialisation process and will soon be trialled in the built heritage conservation sector.
The Problem
The Solution
Our Technology
NanoConservation provides innovative nanolime application technique such as the newly invented Nano Electro Application Technique (NEAT) . This application technique showed excellent potential for restoring deteriorated limestones by ensuring effective consolidation performance.
NEAT internationally patented application technique focus on the use of energetically applied processes to change the wettability and the surface energy of the stone surface, this to increase the adhesion and the penetration of the product (alcoholic nanolime in this case) applied over it. Performance tests on carried out on various sound and weathered limestones with reduced porosities (lower than 20%) demonstrate deeper penetration and enhanced compressive strength compared to existing nanolime application techniques, thus ensuring both superficial (i.e. near-to-the-surface) and mass consolidation (i.e. in-depth) efficiencies.
Our Team
Dr. Cyril Maucourant
Founder and Co-Director
Founder and Co-Director