Nanocoatings on buildings and exteriors
Nanocoatings are particularly suited to protecting the surface of various construction materials such as glass, concrete, sand limestone or marble from environmental influences like water staining, moss, algae as well as soot and oil stains; are also function as corrosion inhibitors for reinforced steel.
Paints and surface coatings are commercially available that create a low energy facing thus rendering a building surface highly hydro- and oleophobic, thereby helping to prolong maintenance cycles and to ease cleaning. Dirt repellent protective paints and photocatalytic coatings are the most prominent applications in buildings and exteriors. In recent years, self-cleaning coatings using photocatalytic Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) has gained considerable industry attention on glass and construction materials. With assistance of little UV light from fluorescence source or sunlight, TiO2 offers two unique properties: (a) strong oxidation power, and (b) super-hydrophilicity. The construction and exterior protection sector is one of the largest markets for nanocoatings at present, and is an especially competitive market in Germany and Asia.
Report contents
- ANTI-CORROSION NANOCOATINGS ON BUILDINGS AND EXTERIORS: Properties, effect, applications and companies in the anti-corrosion coatings sector.
- ABRASION & WEAR-RESISTANT NANOCOATINGS ON BUILDINGS AND EXTERIORS: Properties, effect, applications and companies in the abrasion & wear-resistant coatings sector.
- ANTI-FOULING & EASY TO CLEAN NANOCOATINGS ON BUILDINGS AND EXTERIORS: Properties, effect, applications and companies in the anti-fouling coatings sector.
- SELF-CLEANING (BIONIC) NANOCOATINGS ON BUILDINGS AND EXTERIORS: Properties, effect, applications and companies in the self-cleaning (bionic) coatings sector.
- SELF-CLEANING (PHOTOCATALYTIC) NANOCOATINGS ON BUILDINGS AND EXTERIORS: Properties, effect, applications and companies in the self-cleaning (photocatalytic) coatings sector.
- UV-RESISTANT NANOCOATINGS ON BUILDINGS AND EXTERIORS: Properties, effect, applications and companies in the self-cleaning (photocatalytic) coatings sector. 27 ANTI-ICING Properties, effect, applications and companies in the anti-icing coatings sector.
- COMPANIES Profiles of producers, application developers and OEMs in nanocoatings applied on buildings and exteriors.
Published April 2014| 89 pages | Table of contents
