The coating system is subject to various pathological manifestations.One of the most commonly encountered manifestations is efflorescence, which is basically saline deposits, usually white, that appear on the surface of the coating, generating great aesthetic damage.As the formation of efflorescence under normal conditions is slow, and may take months or even years to occur, this fact generates difficulties for the study of ways to avoid the appearance of this pathological manifestation, as well as the impact of the use of different materials in its formation.Although there is a US accelerated test for formation of efflorescence in ceramic blocks, there are currently no national or international standards with accelerated test methodology for mortars.This article aimed to perform a bibliographic review of the different methodologies of accelerated test already practiced by other authors.With this paper it was possible to observe that there is no consensus among authors about the best accelerated test methodology, given the great diversity of methods practiced in these studies.In addition, it was noted that in most publications, the quantification of the formed efflorescence was performed only by a visual analysis, which makes the result empirical.For this reason, a bibliographical review of different methods used to quantify efflorescence has also been carried out.It can be observed that the quantification through graphic analysis software is a viable option.