Technical meeting with UPM, Madrid City Council and IETcc

Technical meeting with UPM, Madrid City Council and IETcc

Today, staff of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid City Council and Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Science has met to organise the final tasks of LIFE @photoscaling project.  

Roman Nevshupa presents LIFE Photoscaling Project in Houston (CCE-2019)

Roman Nevshupa presents LIFE Photoscaling Project in Houston (CCE-2019)

Roman Nevshupa has presented the LIFE Photoscaling Project in the Third International Conference on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering (CCE-2019), in Houston, USA. The abstract of the oral presentation can be seen in this link.

Street cleaning on pilot sites

Street cleaning on pilot sites

The pilot site is cleaned with water periodically simulating normal street cleanings. Madrid City Council staff water the pavements and the sidewalks and, then, activity tests (NBT, colorimetry tests, nanoparticles, …) are performed before and after these cleanings by workers of Institute Eduardo Torroja.

TEMIS·1000: In situ tests of emission of nanoparticles

TEMIS·1000: In situ tests of emission of nanoparticles

Tests of emission of nanoparticles in José Antonio de Armona street with TEMIS·1000 after placing the photocatalytic material, over both surfaces: asphalt and pavement tiles. For a complete information about TEMIS·1000, click in this link.

Photocatalytic activity. Tests of NOx degradation

Photocatalytic activity. Tests of NOx degradation

Today, the photocatalytic activity has been checked out again with “in situ” tests of NOx degradation. After more than one month, the effectiveness keeps on being as good as initially.

NEWSLETTER December 2018

NEWSLETTER December 2018

Clicking in the next image, you can read the whole Newsletter of this year 2018 which includes all the tasks performed by the LIFE-Photoscaling staff.

Sampling nanoparticles at the pilot and reference sites

Sampling nanoparticles at the pilot and reference sites

We have been back to the pilot site and the reference surface to measure and collect samples of nanoparticles using different methods.

Measuring and collecting samples from the pilot site

Measuring and collecting samples from the pilot site

After waiting for a few days for the chosen material to settle, we have been to José Antonio de Armona Street (pilot site) and to Bernardino Obregón street (reference surface) to perform tests and collect samples. We will compare the results from the tests performed on the pilot site and the reference surface, which will allow us to determine the effectiveness of the chosen material […]

Placing the chosen material on the streets of Madrid

Placing the chosen material on the streets of Madrid

Today, placing the chosen material on the streets of Madrid (Calle José Antonio de Armona).  

Monitoring the impact of the Project action: AQmesh sensors

Monitoring the impact of the Project action: AQmesh sensors

Two AQmesh sensors have been installed in each street (José Antonio de Armona and Bernardino Obregón). These sensors, which have been used during almast the whole LIFE-Photoscaling Project, can measure four gases: CO, NO, NO2, O3.