Abstract:
Disclosed is a photocatalyst coated body which has excellent photocatalytic degradation function and excellent weather resistance. Also disclosed is a photocatalyst coated body which is capable of suppressing the formation of intermediate products such as NO 2 , while increasing the amount of NO x removed during removal of NO x in the air. The photocatalyst coated body comprises a base and a photocatalyst layer that is provided on the base. The photocatalyst coated body is characterized in that photocatalyst layer contains 1-20 (inclusive) parts by mass of photocatalyst particles, 30-98 (inclusive) parts by mass of silica particles and 1-50 (inclusive) parts by mass of zirconia particles, so that the total of the photocatalyst particles, the silica particles and the zirconia particles is 100 parts by mass. The photocatalyst coated body is also characterized in that the zirconia particles are at least one kind of particles selected from the group consisting of crystalline zirconia particles having an average crystallite diameter of 10 nm or less and amorphous zirconia particles.
Abstract:
There is provided a photocatalyst-coated body that is less likely to suffer from flow streak-derived appearance defects. Disclosed is a photocatalyst-coated body that excels in various properties, especially in a harmful gas decomposition capability and weathering resistance without sacrificing the design of a base, particularly while effectively preventing the corrosion of an organic base. The photocatalyst-coated body comprises: a base containing an organic component; and a transparent photocatalyst layer provided on the base, wherein the photocatlayst layer comprises, based on 100% by mass of the whole photocatalyst layer, photocatalyst particles being 1% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less , inorganic oxide particles being 50% by mass or more and less than 89% by mass, and a dried product of a silicone emulsion being more than 10% by mass and less than 50% by mass, and the silicone emulsion is formed of a silicone represented by an average composition formula: R a SiO (4-a)/2 wherein R represents an alkyl or phenyl group; and 2 ≤ a
Abstract:
Disclosed are a photocatalyst-coated body that can realize a good weather resistancce, a photocatalyst-coated body that, in removing NOx, particularly in removing NOx in air, can suppress the production of an intermediate product such as NO 2 while increasing the NOx removed, and a photocatalytic coating liquid for use in the formation of the photocatalyst-coated body. The photocatalyst-coated body comprises a photocatalyst layer provided on a substrate. The photocatalyst layer comprises at least photocatalytic titanium oxide particles, silica particles, and a product obtained by drying water soluble zirconium compound. When the photocatalyst layer is presumed to be totally 100% by mass, the content of the photocatalytic titanium oxide particles are not less than 1% by mass and not more than 20% by mass, the content of the silica particles are not less than 51 % by mass and not more than 98% by mass, and the content of the product obtained by drying water soluble zirconium compound is not less than 1% by mass and not more than 48% by mass in terms of zirconium oxide (ZrO 2 ).
Abstract:
Disclosed is use of a composite material including a transparent photocatalyst layer that can allow a design of a substrate to be utilized and, at the same time, can exert a photocatalytic decomposition function while effectively suppressing a silicone contamination-derived appearance change over a long period of time. The composite material includes a photocatalyst layer. The photocatalyst layer includes photocatalyst particles and inorganic oxide particles where the total mass of the photocatalyst particles and the inorganic oxide particles is 80% by mass (exclusive) to 100% by mass (inclusive) when the mass of the whole photocatalyst layer is presumed to be 100% by mass. The number mean particle diameter of particulate components constituting the photocatalyst layer is less than 90 nm as calculated by measuring the length of any 100 particles present in a field of view under a scanning electron microscope at a magnification of 200000 times. The photocatalyst layer is transparent and has a thickness of not more than 3 µm. The photocatalyst is excited by sunlight to decompose substances, thereby reducing or preventing silicone contamination on the surface of the photocatalyst layer.