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photocatalyst

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photocatalyst [‚fōd·ō′kad·əl·ist]
(physical chemistry)
A light-absorbing substance which, when added to a reaction, facilitates the reaction, while remaining unchanged at the end of the reaction.


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Apparently, water-hitting Photocatalyst is turned into a thin film, which has two actions: first it washes the building clean of attracted NOx and other particulates in the air, and second the water evaporates more efficiently, thus cooling the building on a hot day.
The researchers considered this question by using titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst to degrade organic compounds in pulp and paper mill wastewaters.
2] photocatalyst coated architectural membrane material and market for photocatalyst products in Japan," Takashi Nohmura, Taiyo Kogyo, Japan.
 
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