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In
more recent times, the Phoenicians discovered slaked lime, a binder
that sets if exposed to air. Later on, by mixing slaked lime with
clay or Volcanic ashes, they obtained the first hydraulic lime
able to set even in presence of water.
During the Roman Empire lime was widely used as construction material.
Even today, we can still see buildings and monuments in very good
structural condition thanks to the technical and physical properties
of this natural and fantastic binder.
Vitruvio, the Roman architect often mentioned the use of lime
in different mixtures for construction of
public and private buildings.
Thousands of years ago, certainly nobody could know the chemical
reactions and the physical principles behind the beautiful decorative
results; their experience on the jobsites was the only real source
of knowledge. |
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Today, we fully understand these
phenomena and put this knowledge
to work in our lime products whose
formulations have been improved
and proven over time. |
