Automobile Exhaust Removal Performance of Pervious Concrete with Nano TiO<sub>2</sub> under Photocatalysis
The urban environment is facing serious problems caused by automobile exhaust pollution, which has led to a great impact on human health and climate, and aroused widespread concern of the government and the public. Nano titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>), as a photocatalyst, can be activ...
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| description | The urban environment is facing serious problems caused by automobile exhaust pollution, which has led to a great impact on human health and climate, and aroused widespread concern of the government and the public. Nano titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>), as a photocatalyst, can be activated by ultraviolet irradiation and then form a strong REDOX potential on the surface of the nano TiO<sub>2</sub> particles. The REDOX potential can degrade the automobile exhaust, such as nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x</sub>) and hydrocarbons (HC). In this paper, a photocatalytic environmentally friendly pervious concrete (PEFPC) was manufactured by spraying nano TiO<sub>2</sub> on the surface of it and the photocatalytic performance of PEFPC was researched. The nano TiO<sub>2</sub> particle size, TiO<sub>2</sub> dosage, TiO<sub>2</sub> spraying amount, and dispersant dosage were selected as factors to investigate the efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of automobile exhaust by PEFPC. Moreover, the environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) was used to evaluate the distribution of nano TiO<sub>2</sub> on the surface of the pervious concrete, the distribution area of nano TiO<sub>2</sub> was obtained through Image-Pro Plus, and the area ratio of nano TiO<sub>2</sub> to the surface of the pervious concrete was calculated. The results showed that the recommended nano TiO<sub>2</sub> particle size is 25 nm. The optimum TiO<sub>2</sub> dosage was 10% and the optimum dispersant dosage was 5.0%. The photocatalytic performance of PEFPC was best when the TiO<sub>2</sub> spraying amount was 333.3 g/m<sup>2</sup>. The change in the photocatalytic ratio of HC and NO<sub>x</sub> is consistent with the distribution area of nano TiO<sub>2</sub> on the surface of the pervious concrete. In addition, the photocatalytic performance of PEFPC under two light sources (ultraviolet light and sunlight) was compared. The results indicated that both light sources were able to stimulate the photocatalytic performance of PEFPC. The research provided a reference for the evaluation of automobile exhaust removal performance of PEFPC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0588daecc5d34688800332ca40e4aebd2023-11-20T18:00:50ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912020-10-011010208810.3390/nano10102088Automobile Exhaust Removal Performance of Pervious Concrete with Nano TiO<sub>2</sub> under PhotocatalysisGuobao Luo0Hanbing Liu1Wenjun Li2Xiang Lyu3State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and System Safety of Traffic Engineering Structures, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, ChinaCollege of Transportation, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, ChinaCollege of Transportation, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, ChinaCollege of Transportation, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, ChinaThe urban environment is facing serious problems caused by automobile exhaust pollution, which has led to a great impact on human health and climate, and aroused widespread concern of the government and the public. Nano titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>), as a photocatalyst, can be activated by ultraviolet irradiation and then form a strong REDOX potential on the surface of the nano TiO<sub>2</sub> particles. The REDOX potential can degrade the automobile exhaust, such as nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x</sub>) and hydrocarbons (HC). In this paper, a photocatalytic environmentally friendly pervious concrete (PEFPC) was manufactured by spraying nano TiO<sub>2</sub> on the surface of it and the photocatalytic performance of PEFPC was researched. The nano TiO<sub>2</sub> particle size, TiO<sub>2</sub> dosage, TiO<sub>2</sub> spraying amount, and dispersant dosage were selected as factors to investigate the efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of automobile exhaust by PEFPC. Moreover, the environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) was used to evaluate the distribution of nano TiO<sub>2</sub> on the surface of the pervious concrete, the distribution area of nano TiO<sub>2</sub> was obtained through Image-Pro Plus, and the area ratio of nano TiO<sub>2</sub> to the surface of the pervious concrete was calculated. The results showed that the recommended nano TiO<sub>2</sub> particle size is 25 nm. The optimum TiO<sub>2</sub> dosage was 10% and the optimum dispersant dosage was 5.0%. The photocatalytic performance of PEFPC was best when the TiO<sub>2</sub> spraying amount was 333.3 g/m<sup>2</sup>. The change in the photocatalytic ratio of HC and NO<sub>x</sub> is consistent with the distribution area of nano TiO<sub>2</sub> on the surface of the pervious concrete. In addition, the photocatalytic performance of PEFPC under two light sources (ultraviolet light and sunlight) was compared. The results indicated that both light sources were able to stimulate the photocatalytic performance of PEFPC. The research provided a reference for the evaluation of automobile exhaust removal performance of PEFPC.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/10/2088photocatalysisnano TiO<sub>2</sub>ESEMnitrogen oxideshydrocarbonspervious concrete |
| spellingShingle | Guobao Luo Hanbing Liu Wenjun Li Xiang Lyu Automobile Exhaust Removal Performance of Pervious Concrete with Nano TiO<sub>2</sub> under Photocatalysis Nanomaterials photocatalysis nano TiO<sub>2</sub> ESEM nitrogen oxides hydrocarbons pervious concrete |
| title | Automobile Exhaust Removal Performance of Pervious Concrete with Nano TiO<sub>2</sub> under Photocatalysis |
| title_full | Automobile Exhaust Removal Performance of Pervious Concrete with Nano TiO<sub>2</sub> under Photocatalysis |
| title_fullStr | Automobile Exhaust Removal Performance of Pervious Concrete with Nano TiO<sub>2</sub> under Photocatalysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Automobile Exhaust Removal Performance of Pervious Concrete with Nano TiO<sub>2</sub> under Photocatalysis |
| title_short | Automobile Exhaust Removal Performance of Pervious Concrete with Nano TiO<sub>2</sub> under Photocatalysis |
| title_sort | automobile exhaust removal performance of pervious concrete with nano tio sub 2 sub under photocatalysis |
| topic | photocatalysis nano TiO<sub>2</sub> ESEM nitrogen oxides hydrocarbons pervious concrete |
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