Evaluation of the influence of environmental conditions on the efficiency of photocatalytic coatings in the degradation of nitrogen oxides (NOx)

Building and Environment

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-123

  de Melo, João V Staub ^a   Trichês, Glicério ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental conditions; Nitrogen oxides; Photocatalytic mortar; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

AIR HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; CEMENT MATRIX; CEMENT MORTARS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENAS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MASS FLOW RATE; OXYGEN MOLECULE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; TEST APPARATUS; TIO; UVA RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CEMENTS; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; FLOW RATE; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MORTAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUILDING; CATALYSIS; CEMENT; COATING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MORTAR; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTODEGRADATION; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 80054104030     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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