Photocatalytic reactors for treating water pollution with solar illumination: A simplified analysis for n-steps flow reactors with recirculation

Solar Energy

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 262-269

  Sagawe, Gerd ^a   Brandi, Rodolfo J ^b   Bahnemann, Detlef ^a   Cassano, Alberto E ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chemical oxygen demand; Photocatalysis; Photonic efficiency; Recycle reactors; Solar irradiation; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COSTS; DEGRADATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTONS; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; PHOTONIC EFFICIENCY; RECYCLE REACTORS; SOLAR IRRADIATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

IRRADIATION; REACTOR; RECIRCULATION; SOLAR POWER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 23844520279     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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