Products https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces Mon, 16 Jun 2025 04:15:51 +0000 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management de-de Interior - healthy & odorless https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/air-cleaning-indoor-areas https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/air-cleaning-indoor-areas Room air purification - we make the difference

The pollutants present in the air are carried by the air convection to the coated surface. On the NADICARE® coating, pollutants and organic impurities are decomposed into harmless substances by photocatalysis, the room air is cleaned continuously. Contrary to air purification devices, photocatalysis requires only daylight or artificial light. Due to the additional self-cleaning effect, the coated surface remains pure much longer.

Substances which are degraded by photocatalysis:

  • allergens
  • germs
  • mold spores
  • benzene
  • formaldehyde
  • glycols
  • disturbing odors
  • and many other pollutants

The advantages of air cleaning

  • large area effect over the entire room
  • no maintenance costs
  • does not consume power
  • does not require any filter media
  • permanently effective
  • efficient
  • ecologically

The ceiling coating continually and sustainably cleans the room air.

The air cleaning system is not a device that is ordered, but a transparent and safe ceiling coating, which efficiently decomposes allergens, germs, mold spores and pollutants such as benzene, formaldehyde, glycols and many more in the room air. Also odors are neutralized.

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]]> Photocatalysis Fri, 28 Oct 2016 07:26:48 +0000 Product development of active surfaces https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/active-surfaces https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/active-surfaces Product development of active surfaces for your material

Transforming the requirements of our customers into customizable products complies with the high demands which we are imposing on ourselves in the development of tailor-made products.

Quite often, specific surface finishes, environmental parameters or a high mechanical stress mean a major challenge for the durability or reactivity of the photocatalytic coating. We will meet this challenge and, apart form standard solutions, offer also tailor-made products or bonding systems which are optimized to the requirements of our customers. The integration of photocatalytic titanium dioxide in the matrix of existing or newly developed products is also possible in collaboration with our laboratory.

Needless to say: all product developments will meet the highest confidentiality standards.

The process of product development is influenced very strongly by close cooperation with the customer and it usually starts with the joint definition of the product strategy. Accordingly, the product strategy, as an essential element of our corporate strategy, is used as the basis for the definition of the specific features of any newly developed product variant.

The product definition also includes all steps which are necessary to integrate the new product into the specific manufacturing process of the customer.

This often includes the joint analysis of customer requirements, a systematic analysis of competition and the determination of the price which the end user is willing to pay for a new or refined product. This phase is finished with a first calculation of our customer's profitability.

Upon request, we also accompany the process of external certifications of newly developed products or surfaces for our customers.

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]]> Photocatalysis Fri, 07 Oct 2016 06:27:52 +0000 Lighting systems - air purifying & healthy https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/air-cleaning-luminaires https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/air-cleaning-luminaires Hygiene lighting

The prerequisite for good and sustainable photocatalysis is light. Perfect lighting conditions can now be achieved with new LED luminaires and lamps. Therefore, the coating of luminaire covers of all kinds is a good idea for the air purification and hygienisation of interior spaces, since on the surface of the luminaire there is most of the light energy in the room.

Coated lamps clean the air in a very effective way. The reactive oxygen species generated on the surface of the luminaire are capable of effectively removing odors, nicotine, cooking and toilet odors as well as viruses, germs and bacteria which can be transmitted through the air and come into contact with the luminaire surface.

Infections from the air

The droplet infection and the path of infection through the air are an integral part of the direct transmission pathway of pathogens of various kinds.

Particularly dangerous are so-called "droplet cores", which often measure only 5 μm and can travel long distances over the air. This is referred to as an aerogenic transmission. A good example is here the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, which is transmitted chiefly in this way.

Pathogens transmitted through the air reach the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract and multiply there. Particularly during the cold season, flu-like infections are often transmitted along this path.

The coating of lamps

The coating of luminaire surfaces places high demands on the binding system and the correct processing of the coating products since surfaces such as PMMA and polycarbonate are very hydrophobic and have to be prepared for a permanent coating. For the crosslinking, drying and curing of these special coating systems, various integral process steps with IR and UV irradiation are required. For quality assurance, the luminaire and cover is only coated on modern PHOTOKAT production plants in Germany.

Faceplates

For simple retrofitting of existing lighting systems (for example, grid lights), we supply coated front panels for insertion into the ceiling grid or retrofitted into existing luminaires. The front panels are available in all standard dimensions and on request also in individual special formats.

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The economy

Often the energy efficient replacement of existing lighting systems (e.g., T5 lights) is not economical. Here the retrofit of blends is a perfect solution. The blinds are simply inserted into the ceiling grid under the existing louvre. As a rule, fastening is not required as the overhead light reliably secures the lens.

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The active principle

A coated ceiling light (60 x 60 cm, 5000 lumens) completely breaks down the smoke of a cigarette (23 mg organic material!) In 75 minutes to carbon dioxide, water and safe nitrates.

The advantages in overview:

  • Neutralization of nasty smells and nicotine
  • Elimination of harmful gases (e.g., formaldehyde)
  • Broadband hygienisation of the room air
  • Unlimited effectiveness of the coated luminaire
  • Decomposition of germs and endotoxins on contact
  • Absolutely safe in operation and application
  • Coating is colorless and odorless
  • Cost savings due to photocatalytic self-cleaning of the luminaire
  • Technology is widely tested and certified

 

Downloads

For more information please refer to our Lightning Broschure (PDF).

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]]> Photocatalysis Fri, 07 Oct 2016 06:24:50 +0000 Facade protection - economical & sustainable https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/facade-protection https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/facade-protection Permanently self-cleaning facades
Free from dirt and algae

Your advantage with us

A fresh, clean facade is the calling card of every house and business house. Now, our product ensure this permanently.

The coating ensures the removal of dirt particles. Even fine particles are decomposed by photocatalytic properties of the coating. Coated facades are characterized by minimal water absorption and high water vapor diffusion capability. Conventional cleaning cycles can be significantly extended by the self-cleaning effect. This saves considerable cleaning costs and protects the environment and money bags.

Protection at a glance

  • Photocatalytic self-cleaning
  • Durable algae, moss and mold-free
  • Dirt repellent
  • Durable new effect, "as freshly painted"

Renovation, modernization - certainly an attractive and lucrative activity with regard to the market volume in the brewery. Service providers, this is often a special challenge.

The high level of competition and dumping prices in the facade industry make it difficult for professional users.

Well, if you can score with sustainable arguments here. Long-lasting clean and sustainable environmentally friendly, with little effort and high profitability throughout the year.

Our special solution for cleaning and cleaning old facades makes you a specialist in your industry.

All common facade constructions can be coated with our products.

The world of new façades is versatile. Different binding systems help to solve mineral coatings and paints,

  • mineral coatings and paints,
  • Cleaning and painting with plastic parts,
  • Facades made of natural stone or concrete.

Your new facade shines as long as new - you radiate with long-lasting customer satisfaction and the best customer service.

Our coatings do not consume, because the products are permanently used as a catalyst. The required active substance for the reaction is oxygen, which is sufficiently present in the ambient air. As a source of energy, the photocatalytic coating uses the natural solar radiation that provides the energy required for the reaction process.

The coating of the façade is carried out in the spraying process and requires about 3 min/m². Our sales representatives will be glad to advise you on the selection of the suitable product variant for old and new façades.

Environmental protection - your growth market

Not only the environmentally friendly property of the non-toxic products can be described as sustainable, but also the air-purifying side effect optimally optimizes urban and rural air quality by the power of light and oxygen.

Nitrogen oxides from car exhaust gases pollute the air in our inner city. They cause numerous damage and increase disease risks such as respiratory problems and others. Our product is able to remove more than 85% of harmful gases, eg exhaust oxides (NOx), formaldehyde, benzene and VOC (volatile organic compounds) in our environment quickly and effectively. Toxic oxides of nitrogen are mainly reduced to safe nitrates and can be easily washed away from the rain.

Naturally sustainable side effects

1,000 m2 of photocatalytically coated façade area are able to clean our air as efficiently as possible from pollutants within as little as 12 hours (hours) of light as 70 large lawns!

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]]> Photocatalysis Fri, 07 Oct 2016 06:14:43 +0000 Metal elements - permanently clean https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/self-cleaning-surface-for-metals https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/self-cleaning-surface-for-metals The self-cleaning industrial coating for facades, building elements and sun protection

The photocatalytic coating of plastic-based (for example painted or powder coated) surfaces is still a major challenge and we are particularly proud that we have mastered this challenge with the know-how and inventor spirit "Made in Germany".

Our product is an ultra-clear and transparent layer of active titanium dioxide. Under the influence of light, this layer becomes photocatalytically active and cleaves oxygen radicals from the air, which then react with organic substances and thus decompose them effectively and sustainably.

The result is a self-cleaning surface. Organic dirt is decomposed, and inorganic dirt particles are degraded. The hydrophilicity of the coated surface ensures a very effective self-washing effect.

In addition, photocatalysis also cleans the air of gaseous pollutants, such as hazardous nitrogen oxides (NOx) and organic fine dust.

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Sample sheet from the coil coating process after three-month outdoor weathering.

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Innovative technology
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Permanent self-cleaning effect,
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Biologically environmentally friendly
and cleans the air of pollutants

Photocatalysis - the superior technology for the permanent and sustainable protection of facades

Our product produces a photocatalytically active protective layer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) on the façade. With the help of the light energy, the TiO2 activates pure oxygen from the ambient air, which decomposes all organic deposits on the coated surface of the facade by oxidation ("cold combustion").

With the coating, the façade is not only free of algae, but also completely free of toxic substances. Up until now, one had to protect the annoying algae plague only with poisonous fungicides and bactericides, the effect of which, according to the system, would fly again after some time. The coating, however, has a long-lasting and lasting effect, which is only due to the power of light and oxygen, which means that it is completely toxic and harmless for humans, animals and the environment.

Excellent cost-effectiveness of the facades with active coating

Contaminated sun protection systems and facade elements are very unattractive. They cause a high cleaning effort and thus high costs. With our product, this effort is considerably reduced; Which is not washed away by rain and dew, can simply be rinsed with water without using aggressive detergents and elaborate cleaning procedures.

As the value of a building is also measured by the technical and financial costs of cleaning, this is an important argument.

Unrivaled state-of-the-art technology ensures you clean and fresh facades

The photocatalytic coating of plastic-based (eg lacquered or powder-coated) surfaces is still a great challenge and we are especially proud that we have mastered this challenge with the know-how and inventor spirit "Made in Germany". The coating is based on our tried and tested Titandioxid technology for painted surfaces and has a unique binding system. The product is extremely weather resistant and resistant to any kind of cleaning or solvents. The good abrasion resistance complies with international industrial standards.

For industrial processing in the coil coating process, we have developed a special product variant which is optimized for use with the known roller systems, although any other coating process can also be used for the application of the coating.

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]]> Photocatalysis Fri, 07 Oct 2016 06:12:01 +0000 Solar glass & modules - self-cleaning & efficient https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/self-cleaning-solar-glass https://www.photokat.eu/en/photokatalytic-surfaces/self-cleaning-solar-glass Photocatalytically active self-cleaning coating for PV modules

The advantages of coated PV modules at a glance:

 

  • Is self-cleaning and dirt-repellent - nothing sticks more firmly,
  • Prevents the attack with algae and biofilms,
  • Protects reliably against the risks of biological pitting corrosion of PV glass by black fungi,
  • Ensures permanently the same optimum performance of the PV modules, even in systems with heavy dirt load,
  • Is poison-free and harmless to humans and the environment,
  • Lasting and sustainable (10 years),
  • Lowers the cost of photovoltaic cleaning.

 

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Constantly optimal current yield
even with heavy dirt load
Sustained reduction of
cleaning and maintenance costs
Durable protection against
algae, biofilms and black fungi
More power compared to
uncoated PV modules

Photocatalysis - the superior technology for the sustainable and sustainable protection of PV modules

Our product produces a photocatalytically active protective layer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) on the solar module. With the help of the light energy, the TiO2 activates pure oxygen from the ambient air, which decomposes all organic deposits on the coated surface of the PV module by oxidation ("cold combustion"). This means, among other things:

  • Organic dirt (such as fumes from stables or fats and oils from food processing plants) no longer sticks, but can simply be rinsed;
  • Algae and biofilms can not hold;
    • vThe feared biological pitting corrosion (destruction of the glass surface of the PV modules by black fungi) is reliably prevented.

The protective layer made of pure titanium dioxide is thin (approx. 250 nm) and highly transparent. The coating is of excellent durability (life at least 10 years), non-toxic and harmless for humans and the environment.

Outstanding efficiency of the active photovoltaic panels

 

The coating is applied exclusively to precise, fully automatic coating lines. With their mobile version, the coating can also be coated directly at the location of the photovoltaic system. The protective coating achieves the high quality, which meets our requirements only when machined.

This saves a considerable portion of the current cleaning and maintenance costs. In addition, field tests yielded a solar energy yield of up to 8% higher compared to uncoated solar collectors at the same site.

The effort is amortized within a few years because the coating

  • The cost for the solar system cleaning is significantly reduced,
  • The cleaning intervals are significantly prolonged and
  • Pollution-induced power losses of PV modules are considerably reduced.

Unrivaled state-of-the-art technology secures solar systems sustainably

The coating differs from the nano-coatings, which are offered as anti-reflective coatings for PV modules, by actively removing the soiling on the glass surface (self-cleaning effect) and eliminating the notorious sticking of organic dirt .

It is also unique that the coating reliably prevents the infestation of PV modules with the dreaded black fungi. These microorganisms entrapped from the desert regions of Arabia can not be distinguished from normal environmental dust with the naked eye. The Federal Institute for Materials Testing (BAM) has demonstrated that black fungi can easily penetrate the solar glass and remove minerals from it, so that the glass becomes turbid and brittle. This considerably reduces the life of PV modules.

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