Rhodamine B discolouration on TiO2 in the cement environment: A look at fundamental aspects of the self-cleaning effect in concretes

Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-133

  Folli, A ^a   Jakobsen, U H ^b   Guerrini, G L ^c   Macphee, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c CTG Italcementi Group   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CONCRETES; DISCOLORATION; PHOTOCATALYSTS; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; TANTALUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SELF-CLEANING EFFECTS; STANDARD TESTS;

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EID: 78649565763     PISSN: 12038407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jaots-2009-0116     Document Type: Article

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