A professor, at Rutgers University, has developed an inorganic paint called Ultimate
Paint. This paint is displaying some very remarkable abilities. Such as: graffiti
resistant; repairs concrete; mold resistant; fire proof; dries nearly as hard as a
diamond, and lasts 1,000 years. How do they know? The chemistry of the coating is
an aluminosilicate, the same formula used for the Chinese terracotta army which is
more than 2,000 years old.
But what really makes Ultimate Paint special is it’s unique ability to purify the
atmosphere. Yep, you read right! It cleans the air!
These properties come from an ingredient called titanium oxide. When sunlight hits
the coating, the UV energy essentially destroys the organic particles. The titanium
oxide and other ingredients act as a catalyst and uses the sun’s energy.
Painted on walls and buildings, Ultimate Paint could help clean the air of cities,
worldwide. Nitrogen oxide particles, a by product of car exhaust, landing on
surfaces treated with Ultimate Paint where nano particles activated by the sun’s rays
immediately begin to break down the deadly nitrogen oxide into harmless nitrogen
and oxygen gases. Essentially using the entire transportation infrastructure as a
cleaning surface.
Ultimate Paint is still in the test phase. But, initial results are very promising!
