Recent photocatalytic applications for air purification in Belgium

Coatings

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 553-573

  Boonen, Elia ^a   Beeldens, Anne ^a  

^a Belgian Road Research Center ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air purification; Concrete pavements; Nitrogen oxides surface treatment; Photocatalysis; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990006230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20796412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/coatings4030553     Document Type: Review

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