NOx Abatement by a TiO[sub.2]-Based Coating under Real-Life Conditions and Laboratory-Scale Durability Assessment

In urban environments, various pollutants generated by road traffic, human, and industrial activities degrade outdoor and indoor air quality. Among these pollutants, nitrogen oxides (NOx) are subject to air quality regulations designed to protect human health and the environment. It is therefore cru...

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Published in:Environments (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2024-08, Vol.11 (8)
Main Authors: Hot, Julie, Fériot, Clément, Lenard, Emilie, Ringot, Erick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air quality
Air quality management
Coatings
Composition
Control
Environmental aspects
Methods
Nitrogen oxide
Titanium dioxide
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Summary:In urban environments, various pollutants generated by road traffic, human, and industrial activities degrade outdoor and indoor air quality. Among these pollutants, nitrogen oxides (NOx) are subject to air quality regulations designed to protect human health and the environment. It is therefore crucial to keep their concentration as low as possible. Advanced oxidation processes are a practical choice for the degradation of NOx; among them, heterogeneous photocatalysis has proven to be a viable route. However, while the efficiency of this process has been widely demonstrated on a laboratory scale, it is still the subject of debate for real-life applications. The purpose of this study was to present a new field experiment on the application of a photocatalytic coating to outdoor walls. Air quality monitoring stations were used to evaluate the NOx concentration reduction instead of the chemiluminescent analyzer, in order to increase the number of sampling points. Statistical analysis was carried out to interpret the results. Density probability functions were plotted and showed a positive impact of the coating, leading to lower NOx concentrations. This work was completed by a laboratory-scale assessment of the coating’s durability using abrasion, QUV, and immersion/drying tests. The air depollution capacity of the chosen coating was significantly reduced after QUV testing.
ISSN:2076-3298
2076-3298
DOI:10.3390/environments11080166