Photocatalytically active coatings for cement and air lime mortars: enhancement of the activity by incorporation of superplasticizers

This work was funded by Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO), under grant MAT2015-70728-P. The research leading to these results has received funding from "la Caixa" Banking Foundation. M. Perez-Nicolas thanks the Friends of the University of Navarra, Inc., for a pre-doctoral grant.

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