Titanium dioxide based strategies to prevent algal fouling on cementitious materials

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-100

  Maury Ramirez, Anibal ^a   De Muynck, Willem ^a   Stevens, Ruben ^a   Demeestere, Kristof ^a   De Belie, Nele ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Algae; Autoclaved aerated concrete; Cement paste; Microbial growth; Self cleaning; Water repellent

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE; CEMENT PASTE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; SELF-CLEANING; WATER REPELLENTS;

ALGAE; CEMENTS; COATINGS; COLORIMETRY; CONCRETES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84873407242     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2012.08.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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