Photocatalytic degradation of formaldehyde in gas phase on TiO2 films: A kinetic study

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Passalía, Claudio ^a   Martínez Retamar, Mara E ^a   Alfano, Orlando M ^a   Brandi, Rodolfo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

air pollution; formaldehyde; kinetic study; photocatalysis; titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMIDITY CONTROL; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AIR STREAMS; CATALYTIC WALLS; CONTINOUS REACTOR; FLAT PLATE; GAS-PHASES; INDOOR POLLUTANTS; KINETIC MODELS; KINETIC STUDY; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; TIO 2 FILMS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 78650866430     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.2494     Document Type: Article

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