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Reuse and recycling in construction: novel photocatalytic nano-mortars from valorised industrial wastes

Saelia ManfrediPiccirillo ClaraDavid M. TobaldiRobert C. Pullar

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Settore CHIM/03 - Chimica Generale e InorganicaSettore ING-IND/22 - Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materialireuse Industrial waste valorisation PhotocatalysisSettore CHIM/07 - Fondamenti Chimici delle TecnologieSettore ICAR/10 - Architettura TecnicaNanocomposite material Natural hydraulic lime Recycle &amp

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Production of novel eco-composite nano-mortars for architectural finishing, designed to combat environmental pollution affecting building shells, is reported. Specimens consist of a natural hydraulic lime mortar matrix doped with various kinds of nanophotocatalysts, produced from valorized industrial wastes: TiO2-hexaferrite from Fe3O2, and Ti(SO4)2-hydroxyapatite from Atlantic codfish bones. Samples were characterized and their photocatalytic activity was evaluated. Analysis showed that industrial wastes may be usefully reused to produce a new generation of sustainable, cheap and multifunctional novel building materials.

10.17410/tema.v1i2.38http://hdl.handle.net/10447/567664