CFD modelling of hydrodynamics and degradation kinetics in an annular slurry photocatalytic reactor for wastewater treatment

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-95

  Qi, Nana ^a,b   Zhang, Hu ^b   Jin, Bo ^b,c   Zhang, Kai ^a,d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^d NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Annular slurry photocatalysis reactor; Computational fluid dynamics; Degradation kinetics; Hydrodynamics; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR SLURRY PHOTOCATALYSIS REACTOR; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; CFD MODELLING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DEGRADATION KINETICS MODEL; DEGRADATION RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; EULERIAN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS HOLD UP; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; LOCAL HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCAL INFORMATION; MULTI-FLUIDS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PHOTOREACTORS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; REACTOR DESIGNS; SCALE-UP; SIMULATION RESULT; SOLID PARTICLES; SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY; THREE PHASE SYSTEM; WATER AND WASTEWATER; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION KINETICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 79960974447     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.068     Document Type: Article

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