SEMINAR PRESENTATION ON

PHOTOCATALYTIC SELF-CLEANING
CONCRETE

GUIDED BY : PRESENTED
BY : ANANJANA
Mr. PREM ANAND C SNC19CE005
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 INTRODUCTION

• Self cleaning concrete decomposes both organic and inorganic

wastes on the surface and in the surroundings in the presence of
sun.

• It decomposes NOX which are mainly responsible for the

staining of buildings into component nitrates which are harmless
to the atmosphere.

• The decomposed wastes are washed off in rain or even in a water as

less as morning dew.

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 Causes of deterioration of concrete
structures
• Electro-Chemical
- corrosion of embedded metals.
• Physical
- freezing and thawing
- erosion
- Shrinkage
- Thermal stresses
• Chemical
- Acid attack
- sulfate attack
- ASR
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 How pollution affect concrete
structures
• Air pollutants deteriorate concrete structures by five
ways such as abrasion, deposition and removal,
direct chemical attack, indirect chemical attack and
corrosion.

• The atmospheric deterioration of materials are caused

due to moisture, temperature, sunlight, air movement
and the position of the materials.

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 Need For Self Cleaning Concrete

• Self-Cleaning Concrete is an innovative construction

material that has been developed in the past decades
providing the “self cleaning” ability of concrete
surfaces.

• By retaining their light colour for longer

• Decompose airborne pollutants like exhaust in

congested cities, particularly nitrogen oxides.

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Nano-TiO2 is the most widely used photocatalytic material
with the advantages of strong redox, cheap, non-toxic, high
stability and renewable recycling.
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Study On Photocatalytic Cement

Photocatalytic Reactions on a Self-Cleaning Substance Surface

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 Photocatalytic Cement

• Products containing photocatalytic cement reduce

harmful organic and inorganic materials in the air
and maintain the aesthetic quality of the products
that have deteriorated over time.
• It is used in building materials such as
photocatalytic cement, concrete mortars, paints,
precast elements and interlocking stones.
• They are environmentally friendly.

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Photocatalysis of the concrete pavement

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 Properties of Photocatalytic Self-
Cleaning Concrete
• The properties of concrete both at plastic and
hardened stage would not decline by adding
photocatalytic materials.
• Slump, air content, unit weight, set-time, workability,
permeability, flexural strength, and compressive
are like ordinary concrete provided that proper
guidelines are employed.

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 Environmental pollutants
• Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) − major component in the formation of
acid rain, ground-level ozone(smog), certain toxic chemicals and
water quality deterioration

• Sulfur Oxides (SOX) −component to acid rain and the

formation of many harmful sulfates and other products.

• Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) − such as benzene

and toluene

• Ammonia − NH3

• Carbon monoxide

• Organic chlorides, aldehydes, polycondensated aromatics,

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 Examples of Photocatalytic Concrete
Applications in the World
• Self-cleaning locked cobblestone pavement on 'Borgo
Palazzo' Street (Bergamo, Italy). In the measurements made
on the street, a reduction in air pollution between 30% and
40% was observed.

• Painting of the tunnel of 'Umberto I' (Rome, Italy) with

photocatalytic material

• 'Dives in Misericordia' Church (Rome, Italy) is one of the

architectural works that preserves its beauty with its self-
cleaning feature (Figure 5).

• ’Cité de la Musique et des Beaux-Arts’(Chambery,

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• ’The Hôtel de Police’ (Bordeaux, France) (Figure 7)

• MSV Arena Football Stadium (Germany) (Figure 8)

• ‘Bienvenue a Ciments du Maroc’(Morocco)

• ’Charles de Gaulle’ Airport (Paris, France)

• Saint John’s Court Montecarlo Bay residence

(Monaco)

• Manuel de Gonzalez Hospital, Mexico

• Tüpras Refinery, Kocaeli - Turkey

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Figure 5. ‘’Dives in Missericordia’’ Church-Rome, 1996

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Figure 6. ‘Cité de la Musique et des Beaux-Arts’-France, 2001[

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Figure 7.’Hotel de Police’-France,
2003

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Figure 8.MSV Football Stadium-Germany,
2004 Arena

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 Advantages
• Reflects majority of heat coming from the sun.
• Reduces air temperature in urban environment and
eventually reduces quantity of smoke.

Disadvantages
• Not be suitable for interior applications since it needs light to
be activated
• Cannot be labelled graffiti proof since various paints are
ultraviolet resistant and become a barrier between sunlight
and concrete surface

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 Application of Photocatalytic Self-
Cleaning Concrete
• Construction of roads.

• It is used in the construction of bridge structure and

maintains
its visually pleasant appearances.

• Photocatalytic cement can be used to produce mortar,

pavement plasters, and precast elements.

• Concrete sidewalks

• Tilt-up concrete panels

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• Noise barriersPHOTOCATALYSTIC
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highways
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 CONCLUSION
When the literature studies are reviewed on self-cleaning
concretes that emerged as a result of the developments in
concrete technology, it is seen that the developments
have progressed considerably.
The current knowledge shows that the influenceof adding
of photocatalysts (as nano- TiO2) in the cementitious
material to be as filler or replacing part of cement improve
the performances of self- cleaning behavior.
Photocatalysts will also remove odours and indoor. Self-
cleaning concrete has a potential to keep the city clean
by reducing the air pollutants.
It is obvious that self-cleaning concrete will reduce air
pollution by 30- 40%.

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REFERENCE
 Sikkema, Joel K (2003). "Photocatalytic degradation of
NOx by concrete pavement containing TiO2". Iowa State
University. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
 "PHOTOCATALYTIC CONCRETE".
formworkcontractorsbrisbane.com.
 http://www.concreteconstruction.net/ April 2022
 http://www.pollutionsolutions-online.com/ April 2022
 Odedra R. K., Parmar K. A., Arora N. K.: Photocatalytic
Self cleaning Concrete, IJSRD - International Journal for
Scientific Research & Development, Vol. 1, Issue 11,
2014, pp. 2521-2523,

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