SELF-CLEANING COMPOSITE MATERIAL, IN PARTICULAR A COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR PRODUCTION OF MOLDED ITEMS FOR KITCHEN AND BATHROOM INTERIOR DECORATION

摘要

A self-cleaning composite material comprising the following composition is disclosed: 65-80% in weight of quartz-based mineral extenders; 2-15% in weight of fine particles of silicate family, such as wollastonite, calcium silicate, cristobalite, silica (SiO2), with size lower than 0.1 mm; 5-20% of glass microspheres, with grain size lower than 212 micron; 10-25% of methacrylic syrup composed of one monomer and one polymer; photocatalytic titanium oxide (TiO2) dispersed in methacrylic syrup in weight percentage of 0.05-5% with respect to the weight of the methacrylic syrup; coupling agent to obtain anchoring of photocatalytic TiO2 to methacrylic syrup; and cross-linking monomers to obtain reticulation of methacrylic syrup.