BTEX abatement by photocatalytic TiO2-bearing coatings applied tocement mortars

Building and Environment

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 186-192

  Martinez, Thomas ^a,b   Bertron, Alexandra ^a   Escadeillas, Gilles ^a   Ringot, Erick ^a,b   Simon, Valérie ^c  

^a INSA Paul Sabatier University   (France)

^b Zi de Vic   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Air purification; BTEX; Mortar; Photocatalysis; TiO2 bearing coating; VOC

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BTEX; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INLET CONCENTRATION; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TIO;

AIR PURIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COATINGS; INLET FLOW; MORTAR; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER TREATMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

BTEX; CATALYSIS; CEMENT; COATING; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; MORTAR; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PURIFICATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 84886840182     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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