Modeling of a flat plate, slurry reactor for the photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Satuf, María Lucila ^a   Brandi, Rodolfo J ^a   Cassano, Alberto E ^a   Alfano, Orlando M ^a  

^a Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnologico para la Industria Quimica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

4 chlorophenol; Kinetics; Photocatalysis; Reactor modeling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SLURRIES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS;

CHLOROPHENOLS; PARALLELEPIPED; REACTOR MODELING; SLURRY REACTORS;

PHENOLS;

EID: 38849174286     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1539     Document Type: Article

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