Experimental investigation of a side-emitting optical fibre mop fan for air cleaning

International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-136

  Ma, Xiaoli ^a   Birnie, Michael ^a   Riffat, Saffa B ^a   Gillott, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air cleaning; Optical fibre mop fan; Photocatalyst; Pollutant concentration; Reaction

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; NANOFIBERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; POLYMERS;

AIR CLEANING; AIR CLEANING SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; OPTICAL FIBRE MOP FAN; PHOTOCATALYTIC; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POLYMER FIBRES; REACTION; UV LAMPS; UV LIGHTS;

AIR CLEANERS;

EID: 57649126272     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/3.2.126     Document Type: Article

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