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Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering >> 2016, Volume 10, Issue 5 doi: 10.1007/s11783-016-0834-1

Impact of photocatalytic remediation of pollutants on urban air quality

. Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5256, IRCELYON, Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l’environnement de Lyon, Villeurbanne F-69626, France. .. Belgian Road Research Centre (BRRC), Woluwedal 42-1200 Brussels, Belgium. .. Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering (LHTEE), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Box 483, GR 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. .. LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil 94010, France. .. CTG Italcementi Group, Via Stezzano 87, 24126 Bergamo, Italy. .. Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie / School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Bergische Universität Wuppertal (BUW), 42119 Wuppertal, Germany. .. Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschunge.V. (TROPOS), Atmospheric Chemistry Department, 04318 Leipzig, Germany. .. Institut de Combustion, Aérothermique, Réactivité et Environnement (ICARE), CNRS (UPR 3021)/OSUC, 1C Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, Orléans 457071, France

Available online: 2016-05-09

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Abstract

Air pollution remediation using photocatalytic construction materials was tested. NO and VOC uptake rates on different materials were measured in the laboratory. Effective NO and VOC abatement levels were tested under real conditions. Recommendations for implementation of photocatalytic materials are provided. In the recent years, photocatalytic self-cleaning and “depolluting” materials have been suggested as a remediation technology mainly for NO and aromatic VOCs in urban areas. A number of products incorporating the aforementioned technology have been made commercially available with the aim to improve urban air quality. These commercial products are based on the photocatalytic properties of a thin layer of TiO at the surface of the material (such as glass, pavement, etc.) or embedded in paints or concrete. The use of TiO photocatalysts as an emerging air pollution control technology has been reported in many locations worldwide. However, up to now, the effectiveness measured in situ and the expected positive impact on air quality of this relatively new technology has only been demonstrated in a limited manner. Assessing and demonstrating the effectiveness of these depolluting techniques in real scale applications aims to create a real added value, in terms of policy making (i.e., implementing air quality strategies) and economics (by providing a demonstration of the actual performance of a new technique).

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