MATERIAL CONSERVATION LABORATORY

Instruments that are used for the micro-climatic studies carried out in the conservation of historic buildings:

• Instruments measuring relative humidity, absolute humidity, dew point, surface temperature, wind speed and carbondioxide content in the air

• Instruments measuring humidity within a material

Instruments that are used for the determination of physical, mechanical, mineralogical, petrographical and chemical properties of historic building materials:

• FT-IR (Fourier Transform Infrared)

• UV-Visible spectrophotometer

• Flame Photometer

• Polarizing microscope equipped with video camera, photomicrograhpic system and computer

• Zoom stereo microscope with photomicrograhpic equipment

• Instrument for preparation of thin section (till 5 mm thickness)

• Grinding and polishing machine (till 50 mm thickness)

• Point load test apparatus

• PH / conductivity handled meter

• Analytical sieve shaker and sieves

• Precision balances

• Electronic moisture analyzer

• pH meter

• Ovens

• Vacuum oven

• Water stills

• Stone cutting tool

• Magnetic strirrer with heating

• Refrigerator

Instrument for preparation of thin section

Grinding and polishing machine

Flame photometer

Polarizing microscope equipped

with video camera

Zoom stereo microscope with

photomicrograhpic equipment

Analytical sieve shaker and sieves

Vacuum oven

Oven

Point load test apparatus

Precision balances

UV-Visible spectrophotometer

Electronic moisture analyzer

Instruments that are used for the micro-climatic studies

pH meter