Photocatalytic reactors for treating water pollution with solar illumination. III: A simplified analysis for recirculating reactors

Solar Energy

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 471-489

  Sagawe, Gerd ^a   Brandi, Rodolfo J ^b   Bahnemann, Detlef ^a   Cassano, Alberto E ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Photon input; Photonic efficiency; Recirculating reactors; Solar irradiation; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; PHOTONS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

FLOW RATES; PHOTON FLUX; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; SOLAR REACTORS; TUBULAR REACTORS;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 6044257812     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.03.022     Document Type: Article

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