Evaluation of strategies to prevent algal fouling on white architectural and cellular concrete

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 679-689

  De Muynck, Willem ^a   Ramirez, Anibal Maury ^a   De Belie, Nele ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Algae; Biocide; Bioreceptivity; Concrete; Water repellent

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE; BIORECEPTIVITY; CELLULAR CONCRETES; COPPER ZEOLITE; EVALUATION CRITERIA; PRODUCT FORMULATION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; TEST CONDITION; WATER REPELLENT; WATER REPELLENTS;

AMINES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ARCHITECTURE; COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; CONCRETES; FOULING; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLASTIC TAPES; PYRIDINE; SILANES; SILICATE MINERALS; SILVER; WATERPROOFING; ZEOLITES;

BIOCIDES;

ALGA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFOULING; CONCRETE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PESTICIDE;

ALGAE;

EID: 67651102661     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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