Photocatalytic oxidation of methanol using silica-titania composites in a packed-bed reactor

Environmental Progress

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 312-318

  Stokke, Jennifer M ^a   Mazyck, David W ^a   Wu, C Y ^a   Sheahan, Rick ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b MicroEnergy Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Formaldehyde; Methanol; Photocatalysis; Silica gel; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT FORMALDEHYDE CONCENTRATION; METHANOL REMOVAL RATES; PELLETS ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; FORMALDEHYDE; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PULP MANUFACTURE; SILICA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

METHANOL;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSTS; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL; PULPS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 33845529493     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10164     Document Type: Article

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