Photocatalytic construction and building materials: From fundamentals to applications

By Jun Chen, Chi-Sun Poon. 2009

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Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Citations in the corpus

Incorporation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in mortars — Influence of microstructure in the hardened state properties and photocatalytic activity (2013, methodology): “It is commonly used in degradation of organic pollutants and aromatic compounds, solar energy conversion, bacteria, viruses and cancer cell destruction, self-cleaning and anti-fog surfaces [9].”
Nanotechnology in concrete – A review (2010, background): “A detailed discussion of the mechanisms of TiO2-based photocatalysis can be found in [113].”
Nanotechnology: Advantages and drawbacks in the field of construction and building materials (2011, background): “Visual observations carried out 6 years after construction revealed only slightly differences between the white color of the outside concrete surfaces and the inside blocks [40].”
TiO2-based nanocoatings for preserving architectural stone surfaces: An overview (2015, background): “Thanks to these qualities, titania is the most widely used white pigment – acting also as an opacifier, a sunscreen and a thickener – in several fields since ancient times: paints, coatings, inks, ceramic glazes, cosmetics, plastics, papers, textiles and even in medicines, cosmetics, skin care produ”
Properties of architectural mortar prepared with recycled glass with different particle sizes (2011, background): “Indeed, in many cases, the performance is enhanced [5].”
Beneficial role of nanosilica in cement based materials – A review (2013, neutral): “emitted from various polluting sources [9–19].”