Mass transfer limitations in photocatalytic reactors employing titanium dioxide suspensions. II. External and internal particle constrains for the reaction

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 242-255

  Ballari, María de los Milagros ^a   Brandi, Rodolfo ^a   Alfano, Orlando ^a   Cassano, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

External mass transfer limitations; Internal mass transfer limitations; Photocatalysis; Slurry reactors; Unsupported titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POROSITY; REACTION KINETICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFER LIMITATIONS; INTERNAL MASS TRANSFER LIMITATIONS; SLURRY REACTORS; UNSUPPORTED TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POROSITY; REACTION KINETICS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 38649088534     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.03.031     Document Type: Article

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