FERRARI BK BLUE CITY®

The new self-blocking photocatalytic screed BLUE CITY® was produced from the environmental awareness of Ferrari BK and Italcementi's revolutionary TX Millennium cement .‎ This new product stems from FERRARI BK's experience in manufacturing of outdoor flooring, which has been able to combine the unique qualities of the Via Postumia® to the revolutionary TX Millennium photocatalytic cement.‎ The result is a more beautiful and healthier city.‎ The use of TX Millennium in the screeds and the continuous monitoring in the Ferrari BK, guarantee thephotocatalytic action of the screeds BLUE CITY® FERRARI BK, which used in urban areas can make an effective contribution to the reduction of urban pollution.‎ The screeds BLUE CITY® screeds in fact, only thanks to the presence presence of natural light, oxidise organic and inorganic pollutants into non-pollutant into non-polluting substances, such as nitrates, sulphates and carbonates which are washed away with rainwater and are not harmful to health and the environment.‎ From the quantitative data obtained in a series of experiments carried out both in the laboratory and in the field, the purification capacity of the photocatalytic coating has been proven to be very high.‎ For nitrogen oxides one can estimated at around 30 t/year per km² of pavement.‎ Considering that a catalysed vehicle emits nitrogen oxides of approximately 0.‎4 g/km it is determined that 1 km² of pavement reduces emissions by approximately 75 million km, and assuming that the average distance travelled by a vehicle in urban areas is 10,000 km/year, the quantity absorbed corresponds to 7,500 vehicles per year.‎ Photocatalytic screeds BLUE CITY® FERRARI BK are been tested in Italcementi laboratories and in laboratories at the University of Ferrara and their effectiveness has been demonstrated in both.‎