Ceracasa divulga en Madrid la cerámica descontaminante

Ceracasa, en su trayectoria como una de las firmas punteras en sostenibilidad del sector azulejero, participa el jueves en el Auditorio Eptisa de Madrid en una nueva jornada monográfica sobre pavimentos y edificios descontaminantes, titulada ‘Soluciones basadas en materiales fotocatalíticos’.

El encuentro, organizado por la Asociación Ibérica de la Fotocatálisis, de la que es miembro activo Ceracasa, se desarrollará en torno a conferencias técnicas y a una muestra en la que se expondrán sistemas de última generación para reducir la contaminación ambiental de las ciudades. Dentro de las ponencias participarán especialistas del Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medioambiente, del Ayuntamiento de Madrid o Barcelona, así como representantes de empresas privadas con una acreditado compromiso en el campo de la sostenibilidad.

Fran Raya, director de Márketing y de Producto de Ceracasa, asistirá a las sesiones y resolverá las dudas de los profesionales sobre los últimos desarrollos ‘verdes’ diseñados por el fabricante de l’Alcora, entre los que destaca ‘BionicTile’, cuyas baldosas incorporan un esmalte catalizador que, en presencia de la luz solar y de la humedad ambiental, hace reaccionar las emisiones contaminantes (NOx, HNO3 y O3) del aire de ciudades y núcleos urbanos transformándolos en sustancias inocuas para la salud humana.

Además, de no dañar el medio ambiente, el efecto permanece en las piezas a lo largo de todo su ciclo de vida. El proceso que usa la cerámica ‘BionicTile’ transforma mediante fotocatálisis las partículas de óxido de nitrógeno (NOx), emitidas en la combustión, en nitratos inofensivos gracias a la acción de los rayos ultravioleta que contiene la radiación solar. El diseño de la superficie cerámica junto a los componentes de la misma favorecen dicha reacción.
La alta capacidad fotocatalizadora se une a las prestaciones habituales que aportan la cerámica: durabilidad, dureza, resistencia y absorción nula de agua.

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION // CERACASA's commitment to the environment and the design of environmental friendly products has been completed with the development of two DAP certifications (Environmental Product Declaration) last September. A DAP for the range of porcelain tiles and another more concrete for BIONICTILE porcelain.

In general terms, an Environmental Product Declaration (DAP) provides all the information derived from the life cycle analysis of a product, quantifying the environmental impacts associated with each stage of this cycle. In the case of ceramic materials, from extraction of raw materials to the demolition.

The DAP is an eco-labeling system (type III eco-label) pioneer in Spain and which is applicable in other countries such as Canada, Japan, South Korea, Norway, Germany, Switzerland and France.

Such recognition is an ecological distinctive internationally recognized. It is a voluntary certification system, but surely will become a differentiating factor to competition from other countries that get their products assaulting the environment. These ecolabels CERACASA has obtained in its range of porcelain and Bionictile facilitate the entry of these products in markets with a higher level of environmental awareness in the international sphere.

BIONICTILE’s DAPc. The ceramic that decontaminates the air.

CERACASA has obtained DAPc certification for one of its flagship products: a ceramic tile with photocatalytic properties that, in short, has the ability to reduce the content of NOx (oxides of nitrogen), HNO3 (nitric acid, the rain acid) and O3 (tropospheric ozone) in the atmosphere with the only need sunlight and humidity.

DAPc brand refers to Environmental Product Declarations in Construction and constitute a useful tool to achieve environmental improvement and legal compliance in the field of construction industry.

The information contained in this document, together with the high level of transparency and disclosure, is and will be a useful toolboth for the manufacturers and users, governments and all technicians and professionals to participate in the design and construction of a building.

DAPc System has the support of being administered by the Col.legi d'Aparelladors, Tècnics i Enginyers d'Arquitectes Edificació (CAATEEB). The data verification is provided by theInstitute of Construction Technology of Catalonia (ITeC). In the DAPc of BIONICTILE it has also participated ReMa Environmental Consultant who has applied his skills in achieving this type III eco-label.

DAP for the full range of CERACASA porcelain tile.

Also, apart from this DAPc  achieved for BIONICTILE, CERACASA has also obtained a new Environmental Product Declaration for the whole range of PORCELAIN TILE within AENOR GlobalEPD Program and verified by AENOR.

In this case, sectoral participation (ASCER), the Institute of Ceramic Technology (ITC) and the GIGA research group of Universitat Pompeu Fabra have brought this high value eco-label, which means its use in new construction respectful with the environment.

This project has been funded in part by sectorial companies, the Institute for Small and Medium Enterprise of the Generalitat Valenciana and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER).