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Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro

Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro

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Earth Science

D-Index
54
Citations
11630
World Ranking
2675
National Ranking
33

Overview

Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering, with a notable focus on Earth-Surface Processes and Civil and Structural Engineering subfields. Additional areas of study include Environmental Engineering, Biomaterials, and Archeology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects related to building materials and conservation. These include:

  • Building materials and conservation
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Microbial Applications in Construction Materials
  • Conservation Techniques and Studies
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro has contributed extensively to the academic literature, with publications in several venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Building Engineering
  • Cement and Concrete Research
  • Crystal Growth & Design

Selected recent papers highlight their contributions:

  • Carbonation mechanisms and kinetics of lime-based binders: An overview, 2023, Cement and Concrete Research
  • Nonclassical Crystallization of Calcium Hydroxide via Amorphous Precursors and the Role of Additives, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • Citrate Stabilizes Hydroxylapatite Precursors: Implications for Bone Mineralization, 2021, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Degradation and conservation of clay-containing stone: A review, 2022, Construction and Building Materials
  • CO2 sequestration and simultaneous zeolite production by carbonation of coal fly ash: Impact on the trapping of toxic elements, 2020, Journal of CO2 Utilization

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Encarnación Ruíz-Agudo
  • Kerstin Elert
  • Luis Monasterio-Guillot
  • Nele De Belie
  • Aurelia Ibáñez-Velasco

Best Publications

  • Salt weathering: influence of evaporation rate, supersaturation and crystallization pattern

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Eric Doehne

  • Carbonate and silicate phase reactions during ceramic firing

    Giuseppe Cultrone;Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Eduardo Sebastian;Olga Cazalla

  • Conservation of ornamental stone by Myxococcus xanthus-induced carbonate biomineralization.

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Manuel Rodriguez-Gallego;Koutar Ben Chekroun;Maria Teresa Gonzalez-Muñoz

  • How does sodium sulfate crystallize? Implications for the decay and testing of building materials

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Eric Doehne;Eduardo Sebastian

  • Thermal decomposition of calcite: Mechanisms of formation and textural evolution of CaO nanocrystals

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Encarnacion Ruiz-Agudo;Ana Luque;Alejandro B. Rodriguez-Navarro

  • Bacterially mediated mineralization of vaterite

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Concepcion Jimenez-Lopez;Alejandro Rodriguez-Navarro;Maria Teresa Gonzalez-Muñoz

  • Phase and morphology evolution of calcium carbonate precipitated by carbonation of hydrated lime

    Özlem Cizer;Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo;Jan Elsen

  • Lime Mortars for the Conservation of Historic Buildings

    Kerstin Elert;Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Eduardo Sebastian Pardo;Eric Hansen

  • Role of particulate matter from vehicle exhaust on porous building stones (limestone) sulfation

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Eduardo Sebastian

  • The role of saline solution properties on porous limestone salt weathering by magnesium and sodium sulfates

    E. Ruiz-Agudo;F. Mees;P. Jacobs;C. Rodriguez-Navarro

  • Influence of Substrate Mineralogy on Bacterial Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate: Implications for Stone Conservation

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Fadwa Jroundi;Mara Schiro;Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo

  • A review of selected inorganic consolidants and protective treatments for porous calcareous materials

    Eric Hansen;Eric Doehne;John Fidler;John Larson

  • Formation of amorphous calcium carbonate and its transformation into mesostructured calcite

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Krzysztof Kudłacz;Özlem Cizer;Encarnacion Ruiz-Agudo

  • Alcohol Dispersions of Calcium Hydroxide Nanoparticles for Stone Conservation

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Amelia Suzuki;Encarnacion Ruiz-Agudo

  • Calcium Hydroxide Crystal Evolution upon Aging of Lime Putty

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Eric Hansen;William S. Ginell

  • Nanostructure and irreversible colloidal behavior of Ca(OH)2: implications in cultural heritage conservation.

    C Rodriguez-Navarro;E Ruiz-Agudo;M Ortega-Huertas;E Hansen

  • Precipitation and Growth Morphology of Calcium Carbonate Induced by Myxococcus Xanthus: Implications for Recognition of Bacterial Carbonates

    Kaoutar Ben Chekroun;Carlos Rodríguez-Navarro;Maria Teresa González-Muñoz;Jose Maria Arias

  • Effects of ferrocyanide ions on NaCl crystallization in porous stone

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Lucia Linares-Fernandez;Eric Doehne;Eduardo Sebastian

  • Mechanism of leached layer formation during chemical weathering of silicate minerals

    Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo;Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo;Christine V. Putnis;Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Andrew Putnis

  • Consolidation of degraded ornamental porous limestone stone by calcium carbonate precipitation induced by the microbiota inhabiting the stone.

    C. Jimenez-Lopez;C. Rodriguez-Navarro;G. Piñar;F.J. Carrillo-Rosúa

Frequent Co-Authors

Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo
Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo University of Granada
Christine V. Putnis
Christine V. Putnis University of Münster
Andrew Putnis
Andrew Putnis Curtin University
George W. Scherer
George W. Scherer Princeton University
Thorsten Geisler
Thorsten Geisler University of Bonn
Francisca Martínez-Ruiz
Francisca Martínez-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council
Dennis A. Bazylinski
Dennis A. Bazylinski University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Helmut Cölfen
Helmut Cölfen University of Konstanz
Liane G. Benning
Liane G. Benning Freie Universität Berlin

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