Effect of mass transfer and catalyst layer thickness on photocatalytic reaction

AIChE Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1034-1045

  Chen, Dingwang ^a   Li, Fengmei ^a   Ray, Ajay K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATALYSTS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DEGRADATION; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHASE INTERFACES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

BENZOIC ACID; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

CATALYSIS;

BENZOIC ACID;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; DIFFUSION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; LIQUID; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR; THICKNESS;

EID: 0034115629     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690460515     Document Type: Article

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