About the project

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SaltWiki will be released in November 2011. Until then, please use the German SalzWiki.



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SaltWiki, an Internet-based, editorially-managed information structure along the lines of the Internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia, provides information on the following subjects:

  • Salts
  • Damage caused by salts
  • Dealing with salt damage

The Wiki consists of two areas:

  • The actual Wiki on the subject of "damage caused by salts" that is available to all. The Discussion pages serve as a forum to debate specific topics and make contributions to improve the content pages. The Wiki provides an information platform for a better understanding of the topics, thus contributing to the development of appropriate conservation methodologies.
  • A repository as data storage for both research and instruction purposes. Here authors can find, for example, analysis data, physical and chemical constants, and also graphics, photos, short videos and published and unpublished literature. So far, only about 20% of existing data material is available to other scientists. This will be significantly increased through the repository.

Since February 2009, support from the German Research Foundation has made it possible for this to be carried out at the Hornemann Institute[1] of the HAWK[2] (University of Applied Sciences and Arts) in Hildesheim, Germany. Interested parties from research and practice are invited to take part in SaltWiki . If you have comments to make on particular pages, please log in and write your comments directly on the discussion page that is located on each SaltWiki page. If you have any general questions about SaltWiki or comments, please get in touch with us.


SaltWiki and the German SalzWiki are independently developed. The aim is to keep the content of both on the same level but nevertheless you may find in the other Wiki sometimes more likely what you are looking for.


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