Anatase as an alternative application for preventing biodeterioration of mortars: Evaluation and comparison with other biocides

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 388-396

  Fonseca, Ana Josina ^a   Pina, Fernando ^a   Macedo, Maria Filomena ^a   Leal, Nuno ^b   Romanowska Deskins, Anna ^c   Laiz, Leonila ^c   Gómez Bolea, Antonio ^d   Saiz Jimenez, Cesareo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatase; Biocides; Biodeterioration; Mortars; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BIODETERIORATION; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; DIRECT OBSERVATION; EXTERNAL WALLS; EXTRACTION METHOD; FLUORESCENCE EMISSION; IN-SITU; IN-SITU STUDY; MICRO-ALGAE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PORTUGAL; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SITU STUDIES;

BIOCIDES; BIODEGRADATION; CHLOROPHYLL; MICROORGANISMS; MORTAR; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PORPHYRINS; RNA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PLASTER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FUNGUS; GREEN ALGA; INOCULATION; IRON; LICHEN; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORTAR; PESTICIDE; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WALL;

EID: 77954817370     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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