{"title":"Barthélémy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819) and his work on pozzolans and lime: A pioneer in sustainable building","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.pgeola.2024.04.004","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Barthélémy Faujas de Saint-Fond (Montélimar, France, 1741–1819) is a renowned scientist whose work on volcanoes influenced the birth of volcanology. In the meantime, he developed a strong interest in the use of natural pozzolan which he recognised as a key ingredient of durable Roman mortars. Indeed, he recognised the similarity of pozzolans from Pozzuoli (the cradle of Roman pozzolan, which gave the name to this product) and newly discovered pozzolans from various places in France. Within 18th and 19th century renowned cement scientists, it is of interest to emphasise the work of Faujas de Saint-Fond. In the current trend to develop sustainable binders based on pozzolans and low-CO<sub>2</sub> activators, his work on pozzolan-lime mixes is worth recalling today.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49672,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Geologists Association","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016787824000154/pdfft?md5=3572b11c69a4fe2af6c3a8555dd5913a&pid=1-s2.0-S0016787824000154-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Proceedings of the Geologists Association","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016787824000154","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Earth and Planetary Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Barthélémy Faujas de Saint-Fond (Montélimar, France, 1741–1819) is a renowned scientist whose work on volcanoes influenced the birth of volcanology. In the meantime, he developed a strong interest in the use of natural pozzolan which he recognised as a key ingredient of durable Roman mortars. Indeed, he recognised the similarity of pozzolans from Pozzuoli (the cradle of Roman pozzolan, which gave the name to this product) and newly discovered pozzolans from various places in France. Within 18th and 19th century renowned cement scientists, it is of interest to emphasise the work of Faujas de Saint-Fond. In the current trend to develop sustainable binders based on pozzolans and low-CO2 activators, his work on pozzolan-lime mixes is worth recalling today.
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The Proceedings of the Geologists'' Association is an international geoscience journal that was founded in 1859 and publishes research and review papers on all aspects of Earth Science. In particular, papers will focus on the geology of northwestern Europe and the Mediterranean, including both the onshore and offshore record. Following a long tradition, the PGA will focus on: i) a range of article types (see below) on topics of wide relevance to Earth Sciences ii) papers on aspects of Earth Science that have societal relevance including geoconservation and Earth management, iii) papers on palaeoenvironments and palaeontology of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic, iv) papers on aspects of Quaternary geology and climate change, and v) papers on the history of geology with particular reference to individuals that have shaped the subject. These topics will also steer the content of the themes of the Special Issues that are published in the PGA.