First-principles modeling, scaling laws and design of structured photocatalytic oxidation reactors for air purification

Catalysis Today

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 41-49

  Raupp, Gregory B ^a   Alexiadis, Alessio ^a,b   Hossain, Md Moazzem ^a,c   Changrani, Rajnish ^a,d  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c Surface Technology Group   (United States)

^d MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Air purification; First principles modeling; Monolith; Photocatalytic oxidation

Indexed keywords

AIR PURIFICATION; CATALYSTS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RADIATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THIN FILMS;

FIRST-PRINCIPLES MODELING; MONOLITHS; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION; SCALING LAWS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 0035883247     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5861(01)00353-4     Document Type: Article

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