CERTIFICATIONS
The properties of our photocatalytic products are based on test methods using ISO standards.

what is an iso standard?

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental organization made up of the standardization organizations of its 164 member countries. It is the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards and facilitates world trade by providing common standards between countries. Nearly 20,000 standards have been established, covering everything from manufactured products and technology to food safety, agriculture and health.

The use of standards facilitates the creation of products and services that are safe, reliable and high quality. Standards help businesses increase productivity while minimizing errors and expense. By allowing products from different manufacturers to be compared directly, it makes it easier for new companies to enter new markets and help develop global trade on a fair basis. The standards also serve to protect consumers and end users of products and services by ensuring that certified products conform to internationally standardized minimums.

Standards published by AENOR, the Spanish member organization of the International Organization for Standardization. A UNE or UNE-EN standard is similar to an ISO standard.

THE PROPERTIES OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE TESTED UNDER ISO STANDARD BY CERTIFYING ENTITIES SUCH AS:

National Institute of Aerospace Technology «Esteban Terradas» (better known as INTA) is an autonomous body in Spain with the status of a public research body, attached to the Secretary of State of Defense of the Ministry of Defense that tries to supply the absence of a proper space agency. INTA is specialized in research and technological development, of a dual nature, in the fields of aeronautics, space, hydrodynamics, security and defence.

The Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT) is a Spanish public research organization of excellence in matters of energy and the environment, as well as in multiple cutting-edge technologies and in some areas of research attached to the General Secretariat for the Coordination of Scientific Policy of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

CARTIF is a horizontal, applied research center. Legally, it is a private non-profit foundation, which emerged from the University of Valladolid, whose mission is to offer innovative solutions to companies to improve their processes, systems and products, improving their competitiveness and creating new business opportunities.

Department of Animal and Food Science, Nutrition and Bromatology Area, It is one of the most outstanding universities on the Spanish university scene according to the majority of Spanish university academic classifications. It is part of the Joan Lluís Vives Institute Network of Universities and is affiliated with the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities.

Lacom-ETSIDI-UPM Functional Nanomaterials Department It is one of the most prominent universities on the Spanish university scene according to most Spanish university academic classifications. It is part of the Joan Lluís Vives Institute Network of Universities and is affiliated with the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities.

AIF Iberian Association of Photocatalysis The AIF intends to bring together all the companies that provide photocatalytic construction materials, with the aim of implementing the concept of THE PHOTOCATALYTIC ISLAND within the large polluted cities. The AIF presents a citizen-friendly alternative to other measures that are coercive, collaborating with the Public Administration, as well as other associations and entities that provide solutions to pollution through photocatalysis.

OUR PHOTOACTIVE CERAMIC COATING COMPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING ISO UNE STANDARDS, CERTIFIED BY EXTERNAL LABORATORIES.

 

THE PROPERTIES OF OUR CERAMIC COATING ARE CERTIFIED ACCORDING TO ISO.

 

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:

Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) -- Test method for self-cleaning performance of semiconducting photocatalytic materials -- Measurement of water contact angle. Céramiques techniques -- Méthode d'essai de la performance auto nettoyante des matériaux photocatalytiques semiconducteurs -- Mesurage de l'angle de contact de l'eau.

Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics). Test method for air-purification performance of semiconducting photocatalytic materials. Part 1: Removal of nitric oxide. Céramiques techniques. Méthodes d'essai relatives à la performance des matériaux photocatalytiques semi-conducteurs pour la purification de l'air. Partie 1: Élimination de l'oxyde nitrique.

Test method application to evaluate the air-purification performance of semiconducting photocatalytic materials soaked into precast concrete products - Part 1: Removal of nitric oxide. Application de la méthode d'essai pour évaluer le rendement d'épuration d'air en utilisant des matériaux semi-conducteurs photocatalytiques incorporés dans des produits préfabriqués en béton - Partie 1: élimination des oxydes d'azote.

Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) -- Determination of photocatalytic activity of surfaces in an aqueous medium by degradation of methylene blue. Céramiques techniques -- Détermination de l'activité photocatalytique des surfaces dans un milieu aqueux par dégradation du bleu de méthylène.

Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) -- Test method for antibacterial activity of semiconducting photocatalytic materials. Céramiques techniques -- Méthode d'essai de l'activité antibactérienne des matériaux photocatalytiques semiconducteurs.

 

 

PROPIEDADES FISICAS EL COATING:

 

Paints and varnishes - Examination and preparation of test samples (ISO 1513:2010) Peintures et vernis - Examen et préparation des échantillons pour essai (ISO 1513:2010)

Paints and varnishes - Cross-cut test (ISO 2409:2013) Peintures et vernis - Essai de quadrillage (ISO 2409:2013)

 

DURABILITY OF PROPERTIES OVER TIME:

Photovoltaic (PV) modules for terrestrial use. Design qualification and homologation. Part 1-3: Special test requirements for thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules based on amorphous silicon. Part 11.8.

Tests in an accelerated aging chamber (Aralab Fitoclima 200-EDTU) subjecting the samples to severe conditions of 500 hours at 85% relative humidity and 85 C, in accordance with the UNE_EN61215 Standard for modules exposed to outdoor conditions. To determine the photocatalytic durability of the coating after an accelerated aging test.

Technical ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics). Test methods related to the performance of semiconductor photocatalytic materials for air purification. Part 1: Elimination of nitric oxide.


Paints and varnishes - Rapid-deformation (impact resistance) tests - Part 1: Falling-weight test, large-area indenter (ISO 6272-1:2011) Peintures et vernis - Essais de déformation rapide (résistance au choc) - Partie 1: Essai de chute d'une masse avec pénétrateur de surface importante (ISO 6272-1:2011)

Paints and varnishes - Bend test (conical mandrel) (ISO 6860:2006)

Peintures et vernis - Essai de pliage (mandrin conique) (ISO 6860:2006)

Paints and varnishes - Determination of resistance to liquids - Part 2: Water immersion method (ISO 2812-2:2018) Peintures et vernis - Détermination de la résistance aux liquides - Partie 2: Méthode par immersion dans l'eau (ISO 2812-2:2018)

Paints and varnishes - Determination of resistance to liquids - Part 1: Immersion in liquids other than water (ISO 2812-1:2017) Peintures et vernis - Détermination de la résistance aux liquides - Partie 1: Immersion dans des liquides autres que l'eau (ISO 2812-1:2017)

Paints and varnishes - Exposure of coatings to artificial weathering - Exposure to fluorescent UV lamps and water (ISO 11507:2007) Peintures et vernis - Exposition des revêtements au vieillissesment artificiel - Exposition au rayonnement de lampes à fluorescence UV et à l'eau (ISO 11507:2007))

Aerospace series. test methods for paints and varnishes. filiform corrosion resistance test on aluminium alloys.

Série aérospatiale. méthodes d'essai pour peintures et vernis. essai de résistance à la corrosion filiforme sur alliage d'aluminium.

Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests (ISO 9227:2006)

Essais de corrosion en atmosphères artificielles - Essais aux brouillards salins (ISO 9227:2006)