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A Review on the Use of Titanium Dioxide in Self-cleaning Technology Applied in Building

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Abstract

 Buildings are exposed to various types of organic materials ranging from bird
droppings to vehicle emissions where the combustion of fuel continuously makes
buildings dirty and also pollute the air we breathe. Buildings are now able to clean
themselves and the air around them. The main idea for self-cleaning technology is to
make the surface superhydrophilic. On the superhydrophilic surface, the water
spreads on it completely forming a very thin layer of water. As the layer of water
flows off the surface, it flushes out any contaminants. Photocatalytic self-cleaning
coatings are used for building façade. Titanium-dioxide (TiO2) metal coating is
applied on building walls and glass windows, which helps them clean themselves.
Because of special properties of Titanium dioxide nano particles, it can be used to
realize transparent self-cleaning coatings. There are many researches which are
focused on the using of Titanium dioxide as a self-cleaning coating for sustainable
buildings. In this paper a review on the use of Titanium dioxide coating technology
and the methods of applying it, is presented to throw light on this field and feasibility
of using this technology in Saudi Arabia country .

DOI

10.21608/msaeng.2023.292096

Keywords

buildings, coating, Self-cleaning, Titanium dioxide

Authors

First Name

Zeinab

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

JazanUniversity

Email

zahmed@jazanu.edu.sa

City

jazan

Orcid

0009-0003-5682-4527

First Name

M.

Last Name

Mosallem

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

jazanuniversity

Email

mmosallem@jazanu.edu.sa

City

jazan

Orcid

0000-0001-6066-0412

Volume

2

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

40382

Issue Date

2023-03-01

Receive Date

2023-03-25

Publish Date

2023-03-01

Page Start

1,135

Page End

1,146

Print ISSN

2812-5339

Online ISSN

2812-4928

Article File

MSAENG_Volume 2_Issue 2_Pages 1135-1146.pdf

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Publication Title

MSA Engineering Journal

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A Review on the Use of Titanium Dioxide in Self-cleaning Technology Applied in Building

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28 Dec 2024