Cool Surface Strategies with an Emphasis on the Materials Dimension: A Review
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Cool surface Cool material Cool roof Urban heat island
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2022-02-11Referencia bibliográfica
Mourou, C... [et al.]. Cool Surface Strategies with an Emphasis on the Materials Dimension: A Review. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 1893. [https://doi.org/10.3390/app12041893]
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State Research Agency (AEI) of Spain; European Commission PID2019-108761RB-I00Resumen
The need to tackle the urban heat island effect demands the implementation of cool surfaces
as a mitigation strategy. This study comprehensively reviews the evolution of this research field
from a materials perspective. It provides a bibliometric analysis of the relevant literature using the
SciMAT software processing of bibliographic records from 1995 to 2020, for the evolution of cool
surfaces. The results obtained show an increased interest in the field from 2011 to 2020, particularly
for roof applications, and present the scientific evolution of reflective materials. According to the
materials dimension adopted by the development of the research field, the study is refined from a
bibliometric analysis of 982 selected records for the analysis of five themes: (i) Pigments; (ii) Phase
change materials; (iii) Retroreflective materials; (iv) Ceramic materials; and (v) Glass. These materials
present promising results in terms of their solar reflectance performances in the mitigation of the
urban heat island phenomenon. At the end of this review, recommendations for future studies are
provided for the creation of economic and environmentally friendly materials based on waste glass
recycling. This study represents a valuable contribution that provides a scientific background with
regard to cool surfaces from a materials perspective for future investigations.