Duration: 2006–2010 CICRP programme steering: Katia Baslé (director), Fabien Fohrer Partnership(s): CRPAA, University of Bordeaux 3 The use of ethylene oxide is becoming increasingly limited due to its toxicity and the fact that it will be banned for the treatment of contaminated cultural property, without any other method
Duration: 2003–2010 CICRP: Katia Baslé, Nicolas Bouillon, Fabien Fohrer, Odile Guillon Partnership(s): Institute of Archaeomaterials Research, UMR CNRS 5060, IRAMAT-CRPAA; University of Bordeaux 3; Agro Techmo Hygiene, University of Perpignan Following serious conservation problems tied to environmental conditions, particularly the deterioration of organic material due to infestation by
Duration: 2007–2010 CICRP programme steering: Philippe Bromblet (director) and Jean-Marc Vallet Partnership(s): Center for Interdisciplinary Nanoscience of Marseille (CINaM), Paul Cézanne Aix University – Marseille III The research efforts on the role of soluble salts in the alteration of materials have been carried out primarily in the context
Duration: 2007–2011 CICRP: Philippe Bromblet Partnership(s): Regional Archaeology Department and Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DRAC), Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur; Vaucluse Archeology Department; Laboratory of Medieval Mediterranean Archaeology; Historic Monuments Research Laboratory (LRMH) The purpose of this project is to study the use of Caromb stone in construction
Duration: 2006–2009 CICRP programme director: Philippe Bromblet, Jean-Marc Vallet Partnership(s): University of Venice, Athens Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Historic Monuments Research Laboratory (LRMH), restoration companies Lithos (Italy) and Pons-Asini (Germany), Algerian Ministry of Culture, the Supreme Council of Antiquities, the cultural heritage departments and
Programme start: 2011 CICRP: Philippe Bromblet Partnership(s): Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM), Historic Monuments Research Laboratory (LRMH), University of Paris 6 The purpose of this research is to develop a method of determining the origin of alabasters with the aid of isotopic tools. This soft material,
Programme start: 2012 CICRP programme director: Jean-Marc Vallet Partnership(s): CNR-ISAC, Italy; LRMH; le Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima et Istituto di Chimica Inorganica e delle Superfici); le Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek; la Fundacion TECNALIA Research & Innovation; Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
Programme start: 2011 CICRP: Philippe Bromblet (director) Partnership(s): A-Corros (Arles); restorers: Alessandro Ingoglia, Emmanuel Desroches, Olivier Rolland, Sébastien Aze The CICRP sought on the one hand to define specifications for water bath desalination and on the other to evaluate the possibility of using electrophoresis to optimise the effectiveness
Duration: 2009–2010 CICRP: Katia Baslé (director), Philippe Bromblet The purpose of this study is to compare the different existing methods of cleaning against that of cryogenics on various materials (leather, paper, plaster) for which cleaning is problematic. Polishing (smoke sponge and micro-aspiration, dual-coloured rubber), fine sanding (glass
Duration: 2008–2011 CICRP programme director: Katia Baslé Partnerships(s): Institute of Archaeomaterials Research, UMR CNRS 5060, IRAMAT-CRPAA; University of Bordeaux 3; Materia Viva Laboratory, Toulouse; TRACES Laboratory – UMR 5608 CNRS, University of Toulouse – Le Mirail; Laboratory for Stored Products – LNDS-QUALIS, Bordeaux Problems of infestation and re-infestation
