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- 2019Mechanisms limiting the release of TiO 2 nanomaterials during photocatalytic cement alteration: the role of surface charge and porous network morphology
- 2017Nanoscale Coloristic Pigments: Upper Limits on Releases from Pigmented Plastic during Environmental Aging, In Food Contact, and by Leachingcitations
- 2014Insight into mechanisms leading to the release of ceo2 nanoparticles embedded in an acrylic wood coating
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Mechanisms limiting the release of TiO 2 nanomaterials during photocatalytic cement alteration: the role of surface charge and porous network morphology
Abstract
Nanomaterials have been widely used in a wide range of manufactured products in order to improve / add new properties. Photocatalytic cement maintains clean and white wall fronts and also provide interesting air pollution-reducing properties due to photocatalytic activity of incorporated TiO2-NMs. However, despite these environmental benefits, there is evidence of the release of TiO2-NMs during cement use. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the parameters controlling TiO2-NMs release. Zêta potentials of TiO2-NMs were investigated from the unaltered core to the cement altered surface using simulated cement pore waters. The mineralogy and chemical composition of the altered layer were investigated using X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (micro-XRF). Finally, pore network morphology was fully analyzed using X-ray computed tomography at both micro and nano-scales (micro and nano-CT) and quantified using 3D morphological software (i-Morph). This study provides evidence that the TiO2-NMs release comes from a very thin “active surface layer” (thickness less than 20 µm) where both cement surface chemistry and the pore network appears to be favorable for the TiO2-NMs diffusion. The pore volume connected to the surface with a throat size ≥1016 nm appears to control and be used as a predictor for TiO2-NMs release.