Self-cleaning glass panel ACTIV™ CLEAR

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Product overview
Pilkington Activ™ Clear is an on-line coated self-cleaning glass with photocatalytic and hydrophilic properties, designed to reduce manual cleaning and maintain good visibility over the product lifetime.

Features & Benefits

• Self-cleaning action reduces the need for manual cleaning, saving water and avoiding harmful run-off from detergents; improves safety for maintenance operations.
• Active under diffuse light and during night-time.
• Durable pyrolytic on-line coating engineered to last the life of the glass.
• Can be laminated, toughened, bent and enamelled using standard processing methods.
• Suitable as monolithic glass or incorporated into insulating glass units (coating applied to surface #1); compatible with Pilkington K Glass™, Pilkington Energy Advantage™ and Pilkington Optitherm™ for enhanced thermal performance.
• Available in combination with Pilkington Optilam™ for impact resistance/security, Pilkington Optiphon™ for acoustic improvement, and Pilkington Optitherm™ S3 and S1A for additional thermal insulation.
• Offered in standard thicknesses: 4 mm, 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm.
• Meets Class A according to EN 1096 for coated glass.
• Complies with ASTM C 1376 specification.

Applications
Pilkington Activ™ Clear is ideal where access for cleaning is difficult or costly, such as high-rise façades, glazed roofs, conservatories and atria, or in housing for elderly residents. It is also suited to applications requiring clear visibility: sports stadiums, commentary boxes, airport glazing and external walkways.

Downloads (document titles)

• Pilkington Activ™ Range Brochure
• Pilkington Activ™ Range Technical Datasheet
• Pilkington Activ™ Actively Sustainable, Environmentally Green
• Pilkington Activ™ Handling and Processing Guidelines
• Activ technical update (June 2021) - Technical Information

Technical characteristics / specifications

• Product name: Pilkington Activ™ Clear
• Coating: pyrolytic on-line self-cleaning coating (photocatalytic and hydrophilic)
• Typical thicknesses available: 4 mm, 6 mm, 8 mm, 10 mm
• Processing: can be laminated, toughened, bent and enamelled using standard techniques
• Use: monolithic or incorporated in insulating glass units (coating on surface #1)
• Compatible complementary products: Pilkington K Glass™, Pilkington Energy Advantage™, Pilkington Optitherm™ (S3, S1A), Pilkington Optilam™, Pilkington Optiphon™
• Standards: Class A according to EN 1096 for coated glass; meets ASTM C 1376 specification
• Durability: coating designed to last the lifetime of the glass