Construction of a photocatalytic de-polluting field site in the Leopold II tunnel in Brussels

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 155, Issue , 2015, Pages 136-144

  Boonen, E ^a   Akylas, V ^b   Barmpas, F ^b   Boreave A ^c   Bottalico, L ^d   Cazaunau, M ^e   Chen, H ^e   Daele V ^e   De Marco, T ^d   Doussin, J F ^f   Gaimoz, C ^f   Gallus, M ^g   George, C ^c   Grand, N ^f   Grosselin, B ^e   Guerrini, G L ^d   Herrmann, H ^h   Ifang, S ^g   Kleffmann, J ^g   Kurtenbach, R ^g   Maille, M ^f   Manganelli, G ^d   Mellouki, A ^e   Miet, K ^f   Mothes, F ^h   Moussiopoulos, N ^b   Poulain, L ^h   Rabe, R ^h   Zapf, P ^f   Beeldens, A ^a   more..

^a Belgian Road Research Centre   (Belgium)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c INST DE RECHERCHES SUR LA CATALYSE   (France)

^d Direzione Innovazione   (Italy)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^h LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air purification; Cementitious coating; Photocatalysis; Road tunnels; TiO2

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; AIR QUALITY; COATINGS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TUNNELS;

BELGIUM; BRUSSELS; CEMENTITIOUS; CEMENTITIOUS COATING; COATING MATERIAL; CONDITION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING; ROAD TUNNEL; TEST SECTIONS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS;

AIR QUALITY; CATALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TUNNEL;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BUILDING MATERIAL; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BELGIUM; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; HUMANS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

BELGIUM; BRUSSELS [BELGIUM]; BRUSSELS [BRUSSELS (RGA)];

EID: 84964213246     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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