EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE (TiO^sub 2^) SELF-CLEANING COATING FOR INCREASED PROTECTION AGAINST CBRN INCIDENTS IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES

Self-cleaning building materials is a form of passive safety technology that is used to provide increased resistance against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents. This paper is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a self-cleaning coating based on a dispersion in ethano...

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Published inDefence S&T Technical Bulletin Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 9
Main Authors Sassolini, Alessandro, Malizia, Andrea, D'Amico, Fabrizio, Carestia, Mariachiara, Di Giovanni, Daniele, Cenciarelli, Orlando, Bellecci, Carlo, Gaudio, Pasquale
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kajang Science & Technology Research Institute for Defence (STRIDE) 01.01.2014
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Summary:Self-cleaning building materials is a form of passive safety technology that is used to provide increased resistance against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents. This paper is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a self-cleaning coating based on a dispersion in ethanol of titanium dioxide (TiO^sub 2^) powder at 0.5 gr/L distributed directly on stone materials. The parameters analysed in this study were stealthiness, performance against a toxic industrial chemical (TIC) and durability. It was found that the TiO^sub 2^ coating has low visibility, is able to partly remove TIC from the air and has high durability. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1985-6571