Photocatalysis has been widely used in wastewater treatment, air cleaning, sterilization, antifouling and self-cleaning materials, dye-sensitized solar cell, cosmetic, air sensor, etc.

光催化技术在废水处理、气体净化、杀菌、防污、自洁材料、染料敏化太阳能电池、化妆品、气体传感器等许多领域有着广泛的应用。

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Today's self-cleaning materials do not have long lifetimes and more importantly are often mediocre performers when it comes to their actual ability to self-clean.

当今的自洁式材料不但寿命短，其自我清洁能力表现也堪称平庸。

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The building industry is latching onto advances made by other industries like aviation to create innovations such as self-healing and self-cleaning materials.

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