Wehumans are beauty lovers.

Weprefer Beautyto
Purpose..! Manya times it costs moreforArchitectural
worksthan the actuallybuilding.
Nature has other plans…!Maybeit got angry on howwe
are ruining it and decided to take revenge,using our
mistakes against us..!
This is what we are doing to it…
Thegassesthat are beingreleased fromfactories and
vehicles reacts with the concrete and deteriorates the
outersurfacemakingit loseits Aestheticappearance.
Duetothis, alotofmanpower,timeand alotofmoneyis
beingwastedeveryyeartocleanthebuildingsand restore
theirappearance.
Instead, what if the buildings can clean
themselves?
Self Cleaning Concrete

B.Dinesh Rishi
14071A0104
Contents
Introduction
LiteratureReview
Preparation of TiO2
References
Conclusion
Introduction

NOx (NO2,NO3etc.,) are the main components of the

air pollution that reacts withbuilding surfaces
constantly and stains them.
Literature Review

Sun can help us out withthis.(Nature Again..!)

Coating the outer surface ofconcrete(any surface of
course) withTitanium dioxide can makeself cleaning
possible.
Titanium Dioxideis a Photocatalyst(light acts as
catalyst)
It decomposesNOxwhichare mainlyresponsible for
staining ofbuildings into component Nitrates whichare
harmless to the atmosphere(purifying @sametime)
It also decomposesboth Organic and Inorganic
wastesonthe surface and in the surroundings in the
presence ofSun.
This way,the decomposedwastesare ready to get
washedoffin rain or evenin a water as less as in
morningdew.
Preparation of TiO2
Experimentally, it’s found that doped TiO2is more
efficient in degrading wastesthan pure TiO2.So,
Ag(Silver)is added in various concentrations and the
Titanium catalyst is prepared.
Modifiedtitanium catalyst wereprepared withtwo
different concentrations ofAg,0.2%and2%.
For the preparation oftitanium doped catalyst with0.2%Ag,
0.002molesofsilverwasdissolvedin 50mlofdistilledwater
in porcelain boweland 0.998 molesoftitanium dioxide was
addedtothesolution.(Mix1)
For the preparation oftitanium doped catalyst with2%Ag,
0.02molesofmolessilverwasdissolvedin 50mlofdistilled
waterin porcelainboweland 0.98molesoftitanium dioxide
wasaddedtothesolution.(Mix2)
The solutionswerestirred wellandallowedtosetle for
24hr., thecontentswereheatedwelltoevaporate all
the water. The dried solids were first ground and
thencalcinedat 400oCfor6hrs.inmufflefurnace.
Mix 1is moreefficient in preserving the whiteness of
building (useful for worksmadeofWhitecement)
Mix 2is moreefficient in preserving the colour of the
Building
 References
1. http://www.arconic.com/aap/europe/en/info_page/ecoclean.asp
2. http://www.citymetric.com/skylines/awhat-exactly-self-cleaning-
concrete-and-how-does-it-work-944
3. Productionofself-cleaningcementusingmodifiedtitanium
dioxideby
1. Jatinder kumar(Assistant Professor, Department Of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar N.I.T,
Jalandhar, India ),
2. Anurag Srivastava(P.G. student, Department of chemical engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar N.I.T,
Jalandhar, India )
3. Ajay Bansal (Associate Professor, department of chemical engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar N.I.T,
Jalandhar, India )
Conclusion
Theaddition ofTitanium Dioxidein the outer coating not
onlyhelps self cleaning ofany surface but also helps
purifying the air surrounding it. It wasexperimentally
found that 1000m2ofthis coating can disperse as much
smogthat 80trees candisperse.
In addition to ensuring the beauty it is also purposeful in
cleaning the air surrounding it.