Multiscale characterization and modeling of crystallization processes in natural building stones Ghent University
This project focuses on the kinetics of in-pore salt and ice crystallization in natural building stones using a combined experimental-modeling approach. In-pore crystallization is studied by time-lapse imaging using X-ray micro-tomography and cryo-scanning electron microscopy to cover the complete pore size range. A pore-scale model is developed describing the physics of crystallization at the pore-scale level.