Removal of air pollutants by photocatalysis with ozone in a continuous-flow reactor

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 651-656

  Huang, Haibao ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

air pollution; ozone; photocatalysis; stability; toluene destruction

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FORMALDEHYDE; OZONE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; STABILITY; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTORS; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SUB PROCESS;

AIR POLLUTION;

FORMALDEHYDE; OZONE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; HUMIDITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 77955826819     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2009.0392     Document Type: Article

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