Photocatalytic degradation of two volatile fatty acids in an annular plug-flow reactor; kinetic modeling and contribution of mass transfer rate

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2908-2914

  Biard, Pierre François ^a   Bouzaza, Abdelkrim ^a   Wolbert, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIV RENNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FATTY ACIDS; FLOW RATE; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION;

INLET CONCENTRATION; PLUG-FLOW REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; FATTY ACIDS; FLOW RATE; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION;

CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FATTY ACID; FLOW VELOCITY; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; TITANIUM; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DEGRADATION; FLOW RATE; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS; MODEL; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTOR;

AIR POLLUTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; KINETICS; PHOTOLYSIS;

EID: 34247180207     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062368n     Document Type: Article

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