TiO2-containing cement pastes and mortars: Measurements of the photocatalytic efficiency using a rhodamine B-based colourimetric test

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1794-1801

  Ruot, Bertrand ^a   Plassais, Arnaud ^b   Olive, François ^a   Guillot, Laurent ^b   Bonafous, Laurent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b CTG Italcementi Group   (France)

^c Axim Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement; Colourimetry; Mortar; Photocatalysis; PICADA; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PASTE; COLOURIMETRY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PICADA; RHODAMINE B; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; TIO; TOTAL POROSITY;

CEMENTS; COLORIMETRY; OIL WELL CEMENTING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLASTER; PORE SIZE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

MORTAR;

ANATASE; CATALYSIS; CEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITY; MORTAR; POROSITY; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 69949101959     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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