Incorporation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in mortars - Influence of microstructure in the hardened state properties and photocatalytic activity

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 112-120

  Lucas, S S ^a   Ferreira, V M ^a   De Aguiar, J L Barroso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cement (D); Mechanical Properties (C); Microstructure (B); Mortar (E)

Indexed keywords

CEMENT AND CONCRETES; DEGRADATION RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HARDENED STATE; HISTORIC BUILDINGS; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; NANOADDITIVES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SUBURBAN AREAS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES; URBAN AREAS;

CEMENTS; DEGRADATION; GYPSUM; HARDENING; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MORTAR;

EID: 84870567700     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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