The photochemical thermodynamic efficiency factor (PTEF) in photocatalytic reactors for air treatment

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 891-901

  Hernandez, Juan Manuel Garcia ^a   Rosales, Benito Serrano ^b   de Lasa, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Acetone; Air; Heterogeneous photocatalysis; Photo CREC Air reactor; Reactor efficiency

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; AIR REACTORS; AIR TREATMENT; CHAIN REACTION; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; KEY PARAMETERS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; OH FORMATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTO-CREC-AIR REACTOR; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; REACTOR EFFICIENCY; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY;

ACETONE; ALDEHYDES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUANTUM YIELD; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTION;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 78649443900     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.06.034     Document Type: Article

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