Influence of fins on formaldehyde removal in annular photocatalytic reactors

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-245

  Mo, Jinhan ^a   Zhang, Yinping ^a   Yang, Rui ^a   Xu, Qiujian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Photocatalytic oxidation; Titania; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC OXIDATION; DESIGN; FORMALDEHYDE; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION RATES; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANNULAR PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION REACTORS; FORMALDEHYDE REMOVAL; REACTION COEFFICIENT;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DESIGN; FORMALDEHYDE; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION RATES; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

FORMALDEHYDE; MASS TRANSFER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 35449007649     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.12.027     Document Type: Article

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