Study on the Properties of Self Cleaning Concrete Using Titanium Dioxide

Concrete is the most widely used construction materials for building technology. However, cement production releases high amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere that leads to increasing the global warming. The concrete materials also have been developed to be functioned as self-cleaning construction materials. The self-cleaning properties of the concrete are induced by introducing the photo catalytic materials such as titania (TiO2) and zinc oxide (Zn O). Self-cleaning concrete that contains those photo catalysts will be energized by ultraviolet (UV) radiation and accelerates the decomposition of organic particulates. Thus, the cleanliness of the building surfaces can be maintained and the air surrounding air pollution can be reduced. In this paper a brief study has been carried out on the properties of self cleaning concrete using Titanium dioxide. The decolourization and oxidation effect are studied using Rhoda mine dye and nitrogen dioxide respectively. Dr. S. U. Kannan | Jebin Raj | Jerom Antony | Manoj | Mujahid"Study on the Properties of Self Cleaning Concrete Using Titanium Dioxide" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-5 , August 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd17016.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/17016/study-on-the-properties-of-self-cleaning-concrete-using-titanium-dioxide/dr-s-u-kannan