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ArticlePolymers2022

Sustainable Materials Based on Geopolymer-Polyvinyl Acetate Composites for Art and Design Applications.

Laura Ricciotti, Alessio Occhicone, Stefania Manzi, Andrea Saccani, Claudio Ferone, Oreste Tarallo, Giuseppina Roviello

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7 authors.

Laura RicciottiDepartment of Architecture and Industrial Design, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, 81031 Aversa, Italy.
Alessio OcchiconeDepartment of Engineering, University of Naples Parthenope, INSTM Research Group Napoli Parthenope, 80143 Naples, Italy.
Stefania ManziDepartment of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering, University of Bologna, 40131 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7389-8734
Andrea SaccaniDepartment of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering, University of Bologna, 40131 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5773-8423
Claudio FeroneDepartment of Engineering, University of Naples Parthenope, INSTM Research Group Napoli Parthenope, 80143 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8660-3771
Oreste TaralloDepartment of Chemical Science, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5952-523X
Giuseppina RovielloDepartment of Engineering, University of Naples Parthenope, INSTM Research Group Napoli Parthenope, 80143 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6116-4293

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Abstract

The recent introduction of the Next Generation EU packages on the circular economy and the Italian Ecological Transition Plan has further boosted the research of effective routes to design materials with low energy and low environmental impact, in all areas of research, including art and design and cultural heritage. In this work, we describe for the first time the preparation and characterization of a new sustainable adhesive material to be used in the art and design sector, consisting of a geopolymer-based composite with polyvinyl acetate (PVAc), both considered more environmentally acceptable than the analogous inorganic or polymeric materials currently used in this sector. The key idea has been the development of organic-inorganic composites by reacting low molecular weight polymers with the geopolymer precursor to obtain a material with reduced brittleness and enhanced adhesion with common substrates. Structural, morphological, and mechanical studies pointed out the consistent microstructure of the composite materials if compared to the neat geopolymer, showing lower density (up to 15%), improved flexural strength (up to 30%), similar water absorption and a relevant toughening effect (up to 40%). Moreover, the easy pourability in complex shapes and the excellent adhesion of these materials to common substrates suggest their use as materials for restoration, rehabilitation of monuments, and decorative and architectural intervention. The organic-inorganic nature of these new materials also makes them easily recognizable from the support on which they are used, favoring, in line with the dictates of good restoration practices, their possible complete removal. For all these reasons, these new materials could represent promising candidates to overcome the limits related to the creative industry for what concerns the selection of environmentally friendly materials to meet design requirements with low environmental impacts.

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art and designcompositescultural heritagegeopolymergreen materialsPVAc

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PMID36559827
PMCPMC9782611

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