Bios Self-Cleaning

The Bios Self-Cleaning® treatment has been used for ventilated façades and cladding for over 14 years. Thanks to the special Hydrotect® technology, when the Bios Self-Cleaning® treatment comes into contact with sunlight, it triggers a reaction able to eliminate not only bacteria, but especially the pollutants in the air. It breaks down dirt that has settled on the surface of the tiles, so that it can be removed by rainwater, thanks to the superhydrophilicity of the ceramic material.

Bios Self-Cleaning® is able to team the renowned aesthetic and performance characteristics of porcelain stoneware coverings with an ability to drastically reduce the cleaning and maintenance operations required for the surfaces, thus guaranteeing significant savings and the maintenance of the aesthetic and material quality of buildings.

This treatment can be applied to all collections upon request.

Specification

Hydrotect® technology is used on licence by more than 100 manufacturers worldwide, and is applied in a range of sectors, from the automotive to the construction industry. The patent holder is the Japanese group TOTO, world leader in the photocatalytic technologies sector, with which Casalgrande Padana signed a Master Agreement in 2012. Bioactive ceramics derive from a series of scientific acquisitions developed from the beginning of the 1970s, but it was not until the mid-1990s that TOTO patented Hydrotect®, a coating able to combine the advantages that can be obtained from the disintegrating action of TiO2 (titanium dioxide), with those of a superhydrophilic surface, which, with the action of UV rays, is able to reduce the contact angle with water, which assists the constant washing away of dirt.
This treatment can be applied to all collections upon request.

Technical specification

Unique ref.bios-self-cleaning
Product familySolution
Product groupBios Self-cleaning
TypeBuilding Material
Date of publishing2021-10-07
Edition number1

Links

Product urlhttps://www.casalgrandepadana.com/en/technology/self-cleaning/
Instruction videohttps://www.casalgrandepadana.com/en/technology/self-cleaning/

Classification

BIMobject CategoryBuilding Materials - Protective Coatings

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