Applications of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis to Construction Materials
Ohama, Yoshihiko.
Applications of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis to Construction Materials State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 194-TDP / [electronic resource] :
edited by Yoshihiko Ohama, Dionys Van Gemert.
- XII, 48 p. online resource.
- RILEM State of the Art Reports ; 5 .
- RILEM State of the Art Reports ; 5 .
Authors and Acknowledgements -- Preface; 1. Introduction, by Y. Ohama and D. Van Gemert.- 2. Principles of TiO2 photocatalysis, by M. Castellote and N. Bengtsson -- 3. Application of TiO2 photocatalysis to cementitious materials for self-cleaning purposes, by A. Maury and N. De Belie -- 4. Application of antibacterial and self-cleaning effects to noncementitious construction materials, by Y. Saeki -- 5. Applications of TiO2 photocatalysis for air purification, by A. Beeldens, L. Cassar and Y. Murata -- 6. Standardization of testing methods for construction materials with TiO2 photocatalyst, by K. Motohashi, F. Dehn and Y. Ohama -- 7. Conclusions, by Y. Ohama and D. Van Gemert -- 8. Reference list.
Titanium dioxide photocatalysis is based on the semiconducting nature of its anatase crystal type. Construction materials with titanium photocatalyst show performances of air purification, self-cleaning, water purification, antibacterial action. This book describes principles of titanium dioxide photocatalysis, its applications to cementitious and noncementitious materials, as well as an overview of standardization of testing methods.