Innovative Paint Purifies Air, Clears Foul Odor

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Some love it, while others don’t. The smell of freshly painted rooms evokes such a response. But everyone’s going to love this innovative paint that isn’t just interested in making a decorative statement, it also wants to purify the air in the room.

Titanium dioxide is a pigment used in this paint that acts as a photocatalyst, triggering certain chemical reactions stimulated by light. The pigment absorbs energy from UV rays and makes the surface active. In the presence of air it produces oxygen links that breaks down toxic molecules into completely harmless particles.

The paint breaks down compounds like carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, dichloroethylene, benzene and nitrogen oxides without producing contaminants.

It is being marketed under the name StoClimasan (for interiors) and StoPhotosan (for exteriors). Initial tests reveal that there is an 80 percent reduction in the concentration of harmful substances in a room. The only disadvantage with this product is the price. You’ve got to shell out an amount that’s five times higher than that of conventional paints.

Kisch and his team has been able to achieve this remarkable feat within five years. Their invention was honoured with the latest Innovation Prize, sponsored by the German Ministry of Economy.

Apply this paint and say goodbye to foul odor and cigarette smoke. Let your homes be filled with fresh air forever.

Source - Ipsnews
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