MORTARS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Claudiu  ACIU; Daniela Lucia  MANEA; Carmen Emilia  PUIA; Oana  CADAR

MORTARS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Authors

Claudiu ACIU Department of Civil Engineering and Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: claudiu.aciu@ccm.utcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9358-1921
Daniela Lucia MANEA Department of Civil Engineering and Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: daniela.manea@ccm.utcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5253-1688
Carmen Emilia PUIA Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: carmen.puia@usamvcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-9548
Oana CADAR Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation (INCDO-INOE 2000), Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: oana.cadar@icia.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0879-9211

Keywords:

mortar, colloidal silver nanoparticles, mechanical properties, antibacterial activity

Abstract

Achieving a healthy indoor environment is an important concern in the construction and building materials industry. This study fits in the context of these concerns and demonstrates the possibility of developing mortars that contain colloidal silver nanoparticles with good antibacterial properties. The optimal recipe was established by replacing 50% of the amount of water in the mortar recipe with a commercial 25 mg/L colloidal silver solution. The obtained mortars have superior physical and mechanical characteristics and excellent antibacterial properties against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, compared to standard mortar.

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STUDIA UBB CHEMIA, Volume 60 (LX), No. 4, September 2015

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Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

ACIU, C. ., MANEA, D. L. ., PUIA, C. E. ., & CADAR, O. . (2015). MORTARS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Chemia, 60(4), 45–54. Retrieved from https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/chemia/article/view/8493