Photocatalytic oxidation for indoor air purification: A literature review

Building and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 645-654

  Zhao, Juan ^a   Yang, Xudong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetics experiment; Photocatalytic oxidation; Reaction rate; Reactor; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION;

AIR PURIFICATION;

CATALYSIS; INDOOR AIR; PURIFICATION;

EID: 0037400672     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(02)00212-3     Document Type: Article

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