Modeling and optimizing irradiance on planar, folded, and honeycomb shapes to maximize photocatalytic air purification

Catalysis Today

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 66-77

  Taranto, Jérôme ^a,b   Frochot, Didier ^a   Pichat, Pierre ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b Ecole Centrale de Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Air purification; Honeycomb; Irradiance modeling; Photocatalytic reactor

Indexed keywords

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS;

HOMOGENEITY; IRRADIANCE; IRRADIANCE MODELING; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS;

AIR PURIFICATION;

EID: 34047146030     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2007.01.031     Document Type: Article

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