UV photocatalytic oxidation of paint solvent compounds in air using an annular TiO2-supported reactor

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 273-281

  Palau, Jordi ^a   Penya Roja, Josep M ^a   Gabaldón, Carmen ^a   Javier Álvarez Hornos, Francisco ^a   Sempere, Feliu ^a   Martínez Soria, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annular gas reactor; Kinetics; Photocatalytic degradation; TiO2 supported catalyst; VOCs

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR REACTORS; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS REACTORS; GLASS WOOL; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; KINETIC CONSTANT; LANGMUIR-HINSHELWOOD KINETICS; LINEAR CORRELATION; M-XYLENE; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; N-BUTYL ACETATE; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; REPRESENTATIVE COMPOUND; TIO; UV LIGHT INTENSITY; VOCS;

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OXIDATION; PAINT; PHOTODEGRADATION; TERNARY SYSTEMS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

TOLUENE;

N BUTYL ACETATE; THINNER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CATALYST SUPPORT; HUMIDIFIER; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOOL;

EID: 78651076136     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2515     Document Type: Article

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