Mass transfer limitations in slurry photocatalytic reactors: Experimental validation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 4931-4942

  Ballari, María de los Milagros ^a   Alfano, Orlando M ^a   Cassano, Alberto E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chemical reactors; Diffusive limitations; Mass transfer; Photochemistry; Slurries; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CATALYST CONCENTRATION; CATALYST LOADINGS; CHEMISTRY RESEARCH; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; DIFFUSIVE LIMITATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FLAT-PLATE REACTORS; FLOW CONDITION; GOOD MIXING; INTENSE MIXING; IRRADIATION RATES; KINETIC DATA; KINETIC EXPRESSION; KINETIC STUDY; MASS BALANCE; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MASS TRANSPORT LIMITATION; MIXING CONDITIONS; MODEL COMPOUND; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING MODES; PERFECT MIXING; PERFECT MIXING MODEL; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOREACTORS; REACTOR MODELS; REACTOR WALLS; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; SOLID LOADING; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; UNIVERSAL APPLICATION; VIRTUAL REACTORS;

ACIDS; BATCH REACTORS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICALS; IRRADIATION; LOADING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDES; RECYCLING; SLURRIES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

MIXING;

EID: 77954620096     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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