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Energy saving in building construction is an actual problem and it is central to the debate. In order to ensure low energy consumption of a building, the global building thermal resistance and the airtightness were enhanced until “overinsulated” buildings and air permeability of the entire building envelope (opaque surfaces and windows) was reduced. In this way, moisture loads and surface condensations are favoured and ideal conditions for the proliferation of microorganisms arise. Innovative techniques for biofouling prevention include the application of nano-coatings able to destruct bond between cells of microorganisms and substrata. The most used nano-material is TiO2 because of its non-toxicity, photo-chemical stability and low cost. In this chapter, biofouling on brick substrata was presented, and the inhibitory effect of TiO2 was studied as an alternative method to traditional maintenance intervention. Biofouling was measured through time by digital image analysis and colorimetric measurements. Results show TiO2 was able to inhibit algal adhesion, and TiO2 efficiency is strictly related to physical properties of substrata like porosity and roughness.
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Graziani, L., Quagliarini, E., D’Orazio, M. (2016). Photocatalytic TiO2 Nano-Coating for Biofouling Prevention of Clay Façades. In: Delgado, J. (eds) New Approaches to Building Pathology and Durability. Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, vol 6. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0648-7_8
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