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Therefore, in this study, an experimental study was conducted to evaluate the performance of reducing nitrogen oxides, a precursor to fine dust, in mortars coated with a titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalyst, which has the effect of decomposing pollutants. In particular, in this study, zeolite and activated red clay were used as cement substitutes to improve the fine dust reduction performance of the TiO2 photocatalyst. A total of 14 different mixtures were designed, considering the substitution rates of zeolite and activated red clay (30%, 40%, and 50%) and the cement\u2013fine aggregate ratio (1:2 and 1:3) as experimental variables. A TiO2 photocatalyst was employed in this study to evaluate the NOx reduction performance. As zeolite and activated red clay were added, the compressive strength and flexural strength of the mortars decreased by 15% to 60%, while the absorption rate increased by 5% to 16%. The NOx reduction efficiency of up to 67.4% was confirmed in the H50-3 specimen with the TiO2 catalyst. The NOx reduction performance of mortars with the TiO2 photocatalyst sprayed on their surface improved as the substitution ratio of zeolite and activated red clay increased. Additionally, it was confirmed that the NOx reduction effect of specimens using activated red clay was superior to those using zeolite. Therefore, through this study, it was confirmed that the NOx reduction performance of the TiO2 photocatalyst can be improved when zeolite and activated red clay are used as cement substitutes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma17010080","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,24]],"date-time":"2023-12-24T20:49:27Z","timestamp":1703450967000},"page":"80","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Evaluation of the NOx Reduction Performance of Mortars Containing Zeolite\/Activated Red Clay Coated with a TiO2 Photocatalyst"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Bong-chul","family":"Joo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Structural Research Modular Construction Research Cluster, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering & Building Technology, 283 Goyangdae-ro, Goyang-si 10223, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hyeok-Jung","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation, Hankyong National University, 327 Jungang-ro, Anseong-si 17579, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,23]]},"reference":[{"unstructured":"WHO (2005). 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