Study on ancient green materials and technology used in Udaipur palace, India: an input to abate climate changes in modern construction

Shoib Wani, Thirumalini Selvaraj, Paulina Faria, Ashna Mehra, Rahul Shukla

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Abstract

The characteristics and potential for carbon dioxide capture and storage of the fifteenth-century lime mortar samples from City Palace, Udaipur, India, were studied. Physiochemical analysis followed by XRD, FTIR, TGA-DSC, and FE-SEM was performed. The findings demonstrate that calcium-rich eminently hydraulic mortars were used with a binder/aggregate (B/Ag) ratio of about 1:2.8±0.42. Mineralogy identified load-bearing phases: aragonite, vaterite, and calcite with 45±5% clay minerals. Absorption and stretching bands detected by FTIR at 1631 cm−1 and 2954 cm−1 corroborate the inclusion of plant organics. All samples showed aragonite around 870 cm−1, which can be traced back to bonded CO2 and the subsequent carbonation throughout the age of the structure. TGA-DSC validated XRD and FE-SEM analysis exhibited 18.66±3.40% weight loss at >600 °C, indicating calcite decomposition and CO2 release with CO2/H2O ratio of 3.31 to 3.66. From the historic example, a debate has been sparked about using lime mortars in contemporary construction to mitigate the carbon footprint with inherent attributes.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)93952-93969
Number of pages18
JournalEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume30
Issue number41
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2023

Keywords

  • Analytical techniques
  • Ancient mortars
  • Carbon dioxide capture and storage
  • Khorkhutti
  • Udaipur palace

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