Effect of nonuniform UV irradiation on photocatalytic air purifier performance

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 111 PART 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 535-542

  Ezzat Khalifa, H ^a,b  

^a ASHRAE ^*  (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HONEYCOMB PORE SIZE; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; REACTION RATE;

FORMALDEHYDE; MASS TRANSFER; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PORE SIZE; REACTION KINETICS; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR CLEANERS;

EID: 29144514295     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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