Efficient self-cleaning treatments for built heritage based on highly photo-active and well-dispersible TiO2 nanocrystals

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue , 2016, Pages 54-62

  Gherardi, Francesca ^a   Colombo, Annalisa ^b,c   D'Arienzo, Massimiliano ^b   Di Credico, Barbara ^b   Goidanich, Sara ^a   Morazzoni, Franca ^b   Simonutti, Roberto ^b   Toniolo, Lucia ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c Fondazione CIFE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Self cleaning treatments; Stone; TiO2 nanoparticles dispersions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949871316     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2015.11.043     Document Type: Article

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