PHOTOCOAT: Advanced materials and manufacturing technologies for photocatalytically active surfaces

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 01.0571-1

Key words (English)

Industrial Manufacture; Materials Technology

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: G5RD-CT-2002-00861

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.3.8 Generic R&D activities

Short description (English)

See abstract

Further information (English)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
Eidg. Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt EMPA
Hochleistungskeramik

Abstract (English)

Semiconductor photocatalytic films open up a variety of 'green' technologies with important new applications, e.g. auto-cleaning surfaces, elimination of organic contaminants, anti-bacterial properties, purification of air, photovoltaics, rain shedding - leading to the improvement of quality of life, health and safety. SCP materials and processes have potential to be a major new emerging exploitation technology however, to date, wide application has been hindered by the lack of materials & coating technologies. This proposal targets achieving SPC materials with a higher activity, functionality, durability and sensitivity -plus innovative large volume coating technologies, including nano-technologies. Three application demonstrators will prove their wide potential. The 14 participants from6 countries will develop the first significant European industrial application of SCP technology in a wide range of industries.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 01.0571-1