NO removal efficiency of photocatalytic paving blocks prepared with recycled materials

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1746-1753

  Poon, C S ^a   Cheung, E ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nitrogen oxides; Photocatalyst; Recycled aggregates; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POROSITY; REMOVAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AIR CLEANING AGENTS; NITROUS OXIDE (NO); RECYCLED AGGREGATES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 33847651418     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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