Response surface optimization of photocatalytic process for degradation of Congo Red using H-titanate nanofiber catalyst

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 278-285

  Chong, Meng Nan ^a   Zhu, H Y ^b   Jin, Bo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Congo Red; Factor interaction; Nanofibers; Optimization; Response surface analysis; Taguchi method; TiO2

Indexed keywords

AERATION RATE; ANATASE TITANIUM DIOXIDE; CONGO RED; CR CONCENTRATION; DEVELOPED MODEL; DOWNSTREAM SEPARATION; FACTOR INTERACTION; FIBRIL MORPHOLOGY; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MODELLING TOOLS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OPERATION FACTORS; OPERATIONAL FACTORS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PHOTOREACTORS; POSITIVE INTERACTION; REGRESSION EQUATION; RESPONSE SURFACE; RESPONSE SURFACE ANALYSIS; RESPONSE SURFACE OPTIMIZATION; SCALING-UP; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAGUCHI; TIO; TITANATE NANOFIBER;

AZO DYES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; NANOFIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TAGUCHI METHODS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 73249134105     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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