References:
Referent: prof. Letterio MAVILIA
Body: Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Department of Agriculture
seat: Street of the University 25, 89124 Reggio Calabria (RC)
Contacts
- Tel: +39 0965 1696316
- Web: www.laboratoriomare.unirc.it
- Email: letterio.mavilia@unirc.it
The MARE laboratory has the following equipment:
- Thermal Analysis
- Climatic Chamber
- Ionic chromatograph
- X-ray diffractometer
- X-Ray Fluorescence
- Chamber furnace
- Rotating Tubular Furnace
- Jaw crusher
- Polarized Transmitted Light Microscope
- Centrifugal Ball Mill Diamond Disc Miter Saw
Activities:
- Analysis and tests on materials (stones, marbles,bricks, pottery, stucco, plasters, mortars and concretes)
- Sustainable building materials (from local raw materials (stones, aggregates, limestones, clays, marne), from processing waste (cutting powders) and from civil and industrial waste (Glass powder, coal ash).
- Processes of degradation of materials by intrinsic factors such as compositional anomalies, and extrinsic such as interaction with environmental agents.
Thematic areas:
- Materials Science for Restoration
- Chemistry and Technology for the Restoration and Conservation of Materials
- Chemistry of the environment and cultural heritage
Patents
F. Corigliano, L. Mavilia, "Process for the transformation into granular or monolithic forms of silica-based particles", Italian Patent Application - Deposit n. MI 98A 001955. Idem application for International Patent N. PCT/EP99/06375y”
