Rigorous modeling of UV absorption by Ti02 films in a photocatalytic reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1461-1470

  Zhang, Z ^a   Anderson, W A ^a   Moo Young, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FILMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTOR;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FILM; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; PHOTOREACTIVITY; REACTOR; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0034233569     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690460719     Document Type: Article

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