Photocatalytic degradation of phenol in a fluidized bed reactor utilizing immobilized TiO2 photocatalyst: Characterization and process studies

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2320-2326

  Zulfakar, M ^a   Hairul, N A H ^a   Akmal, H M R ^a   Rahman, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed reactor; Phenol; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957461803     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2011.2320.2326     Document Type: Article

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