ABSTRACT Air pollution treatment in European urban environments by means of photocatalytic textiles – PHOTOCITYTEX LIFE Project. In urban environments there is a huge variety of textiles used in applications as diverse as awnings, canopies, umbrellas, dividers, tents, roofing construction/maintenance, textile facades, blinds, etc.These textile elements represent a significant fraction of the available urban surface and therefore they should be considered as potential components to be functionalized with photocatalytic materials in activities related to depollution of contaminated atmospheres. The general objective of this study is to demonstrate the environmental possibilities of textiles with photocatalytic activity by combining specific competences in textile architecture and the current advances in technology of photocatalysis to promote air depollution. |