In almost all damp environments or aqueous medium, cement-based materials can be
exposed to microbes, for which water is the essential life development condition, ie, algae …

Hypothesis The adsorption mechanisms of fatty acids on minerals are largely debated from
years, and their understanding is now required to improve flotation processing in the critical …

Building materials can be exposed to microorganisms (mainly bacteria, fungi and algae) in
almost every aqueous medium or damp environment, water being the indispensable …

Abstract Although Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffm. is one of the most popular ornamental
species in both hemispheres, it has an extremely restricted wild occurrence (Cape province …

Use of photocatalytic paint-like coatings may be a way to protect building materials from
microbial colonization. Numerous studies have shown the antimicrobial efficiency of TiO 2 …

A series of niobium-incorporated MSU-X and SBA-16 mesoporous molecular sieves was
synthesized under different templates, initial Si/Nb molar ratios or hydrothermal parameters …

In the indoor environment, the growth of microorganisms on building materials leads to the
deterioration of both the materials and indoor air quality. As bio-based building materials …

How to understand and facilely design superhydrophobic surfaces with controllable water
adhesion has aroused increasing interest because of their promising applications such as …

Surface wettability of solid materials is significant for both fundamental research and
engineering applications. Compared with most existing fabrication methods of …

Considering that vegetable oils derived from oleoproteaginous plants are mainly destined
for the food industry, other types of oils derived from micro-algae, micro-organisms and fruit …