I would like your input and suggestions including copies of publications on the various applications of nanomaterials in the construction industry particularly in paints and surface coating, cement, and insulators for noise, heat, and fire.
Zinc Oxide Nano (ZnO) Particle has extensively used in bio-medical now has huge applications because of its magnetic, thermal and other properties. http://www.bhrc.ac.ir/portal/Portals/2/pdf/asian%20jornal/August%202013/517.pdf
Superinsulators based on aerogels, see for example : http://www.aerogel.com/
Yet expensive, but the cost is expected to decrease as the market is growing.
Very efficient for thermal insulation when only a very low thickness of material is allowed.
Nanomaterials in building industries are also TiO2 particles used as white pigments in paint.
Alain
There are several materials which are being used in the construction industry. Carbon nanotubes, Silicon dioxide nanoparticles, Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, Iron oxide nanoparticles, Copper nanoparticles, Silver nanoparticles etc.
Check this website
http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-in-construction-industry.php
Check these publications
1) Nanomaterials in the Construction Industry: A Review of Their Applications and Environmental Health and Safety Considerations
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn100866w
2) Use of nanomaterials in the European construction industry and some occupational health aspects thereof
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11051-010-0195-9
3)Potential Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Nanomaterials Used in the Construction Industry
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-00980-8_1
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