Graniti Fiandre Tile
Graniti Fiandre tile founded in 1961
in Castellarano, Italy, the Graniti Fiandre Corporation has for decades
supplied global customers with the highest quality selection of fine
architectural surfacing products. With Fiandre's international facilities in
Italy, Germany and the United States, as well as a global retail
network, GranitiFiandre Corporation is equipped to address product needs
for various architectural and design situations.
ACTIVE
Fiandre's ceramic tiles can do more than just line your floor and cover your walls.
Graniti Fiandre can now contribute to a cleaner environment and a better atmosphere. Graniti Fiandre Group (Fiandre) and
Kaiser Tile, unveil Active™ Clean Air & Antibacterial Ceramic tiles to the marketplace . "Active tiles represent a fundamental step in the
ceramics industry, and we are confident these tile are the direction of the
future". "These tiles have an elegant and sophisticated design, and they
enable us to be more socially responsible by contributing positively to the improvement
of our environment. We expect these tiles to become the gold standard for hospitals, schools, restaurants, offices and residential homes requiring a clean and hygienic atmosphere."
PHOTOCATALYSIS EXPLAINED
Fiandre's innovative production method, known as the photo catalysis method, uses titanium dioxide to clean the air of polluting organic substances when either sunlight or artificial UVA rays shine on the tiles.
The chemical process underlying the reaction is oxidation, resulting from the combined action of light and air. This process transforms harmful organic and inorganic substances into compounds that are harmless to humans.
The oxidation process brings about three important qualities:
- Antipollution - the air is cleared of harmful and inorganic substances;
- Antibacterial - surfaces are disinfected and bacteria removed; and
- Self-cleaning - especially with external facades, the presence of bacteria causes an antibacterial reaction, resulting in a
self-cleaning effect.
This innovative production method has been verified by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) and the Bologna Ceramic Centre. The TCNA tested the effects of the photocatalystic activity by inoculating the tile surfaces with Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klesbsiella pneumonia and found out the following:
- an 86.4% reduction of Staphylococcus aureus on the Active tiles compared to tiles without a photocatalystic surface;
- a 93% reduction of Escherichia coli on the Active tiles compared to tiles without a photocatalystic surface; and
- a 70.8% reduction of Klesbsiella pneumonia on the Active tiles compared to tiles without a photocatalystic surface.
A micrometric technology application was used to develop Active tiles. This technology poses no health risks and minimizes problems often associated with other photocatalystic techniques.
Graniti Fiandre tiles. the right choice.