Scaling-up from first principles of a photocatalytic reactor for air pollution remediation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 793-804

  Imoberdorf, Gustavo E ^a   Irazoqui, Horacio A ^a   Alfano, Orlando M ^a   Cassano, Alberto E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air pollution remediation; Laboratory reactor; Perchloroethylene; Photocatalysis; Pilot scale reactor; Scaling up

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTION REMEDIATION; LABORATORY REACTORS; PERCHLOROETHYLENE; PILOT SCALE REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CHEMICAL REACTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33845444057     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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