Self-cleaning coatings and surfaces of modern building materials for the removal of some air pollutants

A Rabajczyk, M Zielecka, W Klapsa, A Dziechciarz - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Air quality is one of the most important problems of the modern world, as it determines
human health and changes occurring in other elements of nature, including climate change …

[PDF][PDF] Innovative concretes for low-carbon constructions: A review

A D'Alessandro, C Fabiani, AL Pisello… - … Journal of Low …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The article reviews the recent research contributions and future promising perspectives
regarding innovation in concrete technologies for low-carbon applications in buildings. To …

Pervious concrete with titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst compound for a greener urban road environment

S Shen, M Burton, B Jobson, L Haselbach - Construction and Building …, 2012 - Elsevier
The United States is facing the problem of controlling air pollution from vehicle emissions,
especially in growing urban areas. This study investigates the photocatalytic effect of …

Portland Cement Paste Modified by TiO2 Nanoparticles: A Microstructure Perspective

D Feng, N Xie, C Gong, Z Leng, H Xiao… - Industrial & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanomodified Portland cement paste with a water/cement ratio of 0.4 was prepared with the
addition of TiO2 nanoparticles at 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% by mass of cement. The flexural …

Photocatalytic hydrophobic concrete coatings to combat air pollution

M Faraldos, R Kropp, MA Anderson, K Sobolev - Catalysis Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Several low cost, user-friendly photocatalytic surface coatings were applied to cementitious
surfaces and tested as a remediation technique for transportation NO x emissions and …

Photocatalytic pavements with epoxy-bonded TiO2-containing spreading material

D Wang, Z Leng, M Hüben, M Oeser… - Construction and building …, 2016 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) is a photocatalyst which can accelerate the oxidation of nitrogen
oxides (NO x) and other pollutants under ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In this study, a new …

NOx removal rate of photocatalytic cementitious materials with TiO2 in wet condition

D Seo, TS Yun - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic cementitious materials used in urban buildings are promising to mitigate air
pollution sustainably. The changes of NO concentration in previous studies have been …

Sustainable photocatalytic asphalt pavements for mitigation of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide vehicle emissions

M Hassan, LN Mohammad, S Asadi… - Journal of Materials in …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
The ability of titanium dioxide (TiO 2) photocatalytic nanoparticles to trap and decompose
organic and inorganic air pollutants render them a promising technology as a pavement …

Crystallization of calcium silicate hydrates on the surface of nanomaterials

H Li, T Du, H Xiao, Q Zhang - Journal of the American Ceramic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The poorly crystalline calcium silicate hydrate (C‐S‐H) is the primary binding phase in
portland cement concrete. In this paper, the influence of adding anatase phase nano‐TiO2 …

Photocatalytic concrete pavements: Laboratory investigation of NO oxidation rate under varied environmental conditions

JK Sikkema, SK Ong, JE Alleman - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Concrete pavements containing TiO 2 can be used for air pollution control by oxidizing NO X
under UV-bearing sunlight. This study employed a bench-scale photoreactor to estimate NO …